How to Use suntan in a Sentence

suntan

noun
  • To say that rising prices cause the latter is like saying that suntans cause the sun to shine.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • In a city built on suntans and sports cars, the computing cohort look somewhat out of place.
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 23 June 2017
  • Most people come home from Mexico with a suntan and a T-shirt.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Put another way, to say rising prices cause inflation is like saying suntans cause the sun to shine.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The rest are a lot more relaxed because school is almost out, the snow is melting and limbs are bared to begin working on suntans.
    — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2017
  • Being furloughed is like being sentenced to live in a closet while being ordered to get a suntan.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 29 June 2020
  • Another way to get a fake suntan is to cover it with substances that have suntan-looking colors.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • The woman is wearing a chic Eres bikini; the man's suntan is nut brown, like a '70s gigolo.
    — Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020
  • The backyard oasis features an infinity pool with suntan deck, spa and an outdoor kitchen.
    — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Raise your Bloody Mary in a salute to the bloody battle of the Bulge, and then continue to work on your suntan.
    — Herb Caen, SFChronicle.com, 23 May 2018
  • Folsom is where people come to boat and ski or wakeboard, suntan on the beaches, float around, swim or paddle, and in winter, fish for bass or trout.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • But Yahoo Lifestyle pointed out that some people took issue with the young girl's suntan.
    — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 12 July 2018
  • But the return of pleasant weather this year could bring more than suntans as the deluges provided fertile ground for mosquitoes.
    — oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2023
  • But the return of pleasant weather this year could bring more than suntans as the deluges provided fertile ground for mosquitoes.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The rippling panels join the clattery Cyclone, screaming teenagers, scent of suntan lotion and swarms of sea gulls picking at scraps of hot dog buns.
    — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • Fresh from a detox retreat in Turkey, her unapologetic suntan is intensified by antique turquoise jewelry and that bright, crooked smile.
    — Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The novel has a slow start, with too many descriptions of clothing, make-up, suntans, Volkswagen Beetles, and Barbie dolls.
    — Diane Scharper, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Hockney ultimately headed to Los Angeles, the city that is most identified with his work and where he was wowed by the sun and the suntans, the swimming pools and the swimmers.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • The scent of suntan lotion is getting rudely pushed out by pumpkin spice fumes, the shadows of the trees will start leaning a little harder against the walls, and the buses will all fill with backpacks attached to half-awake people.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Now only traces of the original boardwalk remain from those days, but the smell of corn dogs or Coppertone suntan lotion can bring back memories of bumper-car rides or skee-ball games in cool arcades with gaudy neon lights.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 4 June 2017
  • As part of its sponsorship, the hotel association provided mini suntan lotion bottles for delegates’ welcome bags.
    — Douglas Hanks, miamiherald, 23 June 2017
  • Tanning beds can emit as much as 15 times the amount of ultraviolet radiation –– invisible light that causes suntans and sunburns –– than direct sunrays.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
  • However, the afterglow of Biarritz might wear off quicker than the caramel suntan Macron brought back from his summer vacation as France returns from beach holidays to work and domestic issues come back to the fore.
    — Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The boy was 11 years old and had never seen a man in the middle of winter with a suntan and such straight teeth in his corner of the United States, the small towns baked into the impoverished hills of eastern Kentucky.
    — Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2018
  • The crowd-pleaser was seriously nostalgic, packed with references to the original film, such as a cameo from Val Kilmer's Iceman and, yep, that famous beach volleyball scene filled with suntans, sunglasses, and abs for days.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025

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