sunbaked
adjective
sun·baked
| \ ˈsən-ˌbākt
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variants:
or sun-baked
Definition of sunbaked
1
: heated, parched, or compacted especially by excessive sunlight
2
: baked by exposure to sunshine
Examples of sunbaked in a Sentence
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All too often, food put out for a backyard party is left in the heat for hours — think about arriving on the later side to a summer shindig to face a sunbaked macaroni salad with a suspicious-looking crust. — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, "These gadgets will keep summer dining safe," 26 June 2019 Dozens of hotels opened, strategically decorated to satisfy the fantasy of finding one’s own place in a sunbaked land of lavender and sunflower fields. — Alexander Lobrano, WSJ, "The New Provence: From Quaint to Uber-Chic," 11 July 2019 Football fans drive south down Interstate 57 from Chicago by the thousands to watch players run drills on four sunbaked athletic fields at Olivet Nazarene University. — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, "Bears training camp puts sleepy Bourbonnais on the tourism map for two weeks each summer. It could get busier this year.," 27 June 2019 Smorgasburg’s vendors are arrayed in rows on Tingey Plaza, a sunbaked brick square that surrounds a squat, industrial World War I-era electrical substation. — Washington Post, "How to survive Smorgasburg, D.C.’s hottest new foodie destination," 21 June 2019 Here was the toxicity of social media for all to see: a sunbaked scene of disaster tents, soaked mattresses, and millennials with roller bags looking wide-eyed and dehydrated. — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, "Netflix’s Fyre Is a Story You Have to See to Believe," 15 Jan. 2019 Energy companies view its sunbaked plains and windswept ridgelines as prime perches for solar panels and wind turbines. — Louis Sahagun, latimes.com, "By ordering new land-use plan, Trump could spark a fight in California deserts," 16 Mar. 2018 The soldiers marched them to Duza’s compound naked, at gunpoint, the sunbaked dirt road burning their bare feet. — Washington Post, "Myanmar army massacred dozens of Rohingya, survivors say," 21 Dec. 2017 The soldiers marched them to Duza's compound naked, at gunpoint, the sunbaked dirt road burning their bare feet. — Todd Pittman, chicagotribune.com, "Myanmar army massacred dozens of Rohingya, survivors say," 20 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sunbaked.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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