sunlit
adjective
sun·lit
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Definition of sunlit
: lighted by or as if by the sun
Examples of sunlit in a Sentence
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Today, letâs sit cross-legged in the center of the sunlit room and make nice. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's TML: You're in for a treat, Cincinnati fans. Positive thoughts on Bengals, UC, Reds.," 5 Sep. 2019 Upstairs, the sunlit master suite was designed to evoke a healing spa and features a gleaming bathroom with a sitting area. — Los Angeles Times, "Designer Kim Gordon sells contemporary beach retreat in Venice for $3.25 million," 4 Sep. 2019 The news arrived in small, sunlit offices across the state of Assam, where citizenship lists were posted that drew huge crowds. — New York Times, "A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo," 31 Aug. 2019 The dining room has windows at either end of the table, which on long summer nights give a sunlit view of wherever the barge is moored. — Jo Rodgers, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "On the Slow Boat Through Burgundy: A Barge Trip in France," 3 July 2019 Each fantastical doorway frames tantalizing glimpses of sunlit water and reeds, beckoning bird-watchers and hikers to explore the marshy realm of salt ponds, levees and the wetlands from viewing platforms and boardwalk vantage points. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "12 coolest Bay Area things you didnât know you could do," 29 July 2019 OâNeillâs 20-year investigation reads like a thriller with overtones of Philip Marlowe and Lew Archer: its narrator cast as a white knight truth-seeker probing cold corruption amid sunlit glare. — Stephen Phillips, latimes.com, "What really happened in the Manson murders? âChaosâ casts doubt on Helter Skelter theory," 12 July 2019 His first came in 1993, during the summer, and his latest draws on that seasonâs sunlit torpor. — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, "Peter de SĂšveâs âDog Days of Summerâ," 1 July 2019 The Berkeley location will return Tartine to its roots, a small, sunlit neighborhood cafe and bakery with long lines out the door and beyond. — Jessica Yadegaran, The Mercury News, "Critically-acclaimed Tartine Bakery coming to Berkeley," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sunlit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sunlit
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of sunlit
: lighted by the sun
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sunlit
adjective
sun·lit
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Kids Definition of sunlit
: lighted by the sun
sunlit fields