Plural of sunbeam
regular plural
The plural of sunbeam is sunbeams.
Forms of sunbeam
| Singular | sunbeam |
|---|---|
| Plural | sunbeams |
| Countable | countable |
Sunbeams in a sentence
- I cut-in various other material to this; for instance, a shot of a rushing brook in springtime, with dancing sunbeams reflected in the water; of birds splashing in the village pond; and, finally, of a laughing child.1957, Rudolf Arnheim, Film as Art, page 90
- But this point is also the center of the rainbow, so as you look at the rainbow, all sunbeams and shadows will lie along radii of the bow as they flow straight to its center.2001, Raymond L. Lee, Alistair B. Fraser, The Rainbow Bridge: Rainbows in Art, Myth, and Science, page 116
- I supopse after the darkness of night and death's shadows, the soul loves to rise with the sunbeams.2024, Jessie Sale Lloyd, We Costelions, page 186. From the entry angel's ladder
- When Vashti swerved away from the sunbeams with a cry, she behaved barbarically—she put out her hand to steady her.1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops. From the entry barbarically
- The chrysosperm in sunbeams pent A largesse squandered.1909, John Davidson, “Liverpool Street Station”, in Fleet Street: And Other Poems, page 49. From the entry chrysosperm
Meaning of sunbeam
- noun A ray of sunlight; especially, a demarcated, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
- noun Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
- noun Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
Questions about the plural of sunbeam
- What is the plural of sunbeam?
- The plural of sunbeam is sunbeams.
- Is sunbeam countable?
- Sunbeam is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sunbeam (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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