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sunlit

American  
[suhn-lit] / ˈsʌnˌlɪt /

adjective

  1. lighted by the sun.

Etymology

Origin of sunlit

First recorded in 1815–25; sun + lit 1

Example Sentences

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History is not a world-spirit moving inexorably towards some breezy, sunlit upland of wisdom.

From Salon

Here in neutral Holland one sunlit June day followed another.

From Literature

To the east all the way to the edge of the Deep Forest, lay the vast sunlit woods where the prey grow fat in autumn, and berries and nuts are plentiful.

From Literature

Seven Scottish tries on a glorious sunlit afternoon at Murrayfield helped to blow the 2026 championship wide open with one round of fixtures remaining.

From BBC

I’ve never been anywhere near a sunlit designer kitchen in the Hamptons, but I still found it all oddly soothing.

From Salon

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