Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sunlight in American Collocation
sunlight
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
bright
I climbed the hill and near the top entered dazzling sunlight.
strong
Try to stay out of strong sunlight.
weak
Polished instruments gleam in the pale sunlight of the May Fair.
natural
In the sea, under natural sunlight, photosynthesis increases oxygen levels.
at a particular time of day
The village, dappled in the early morning sunlight, was as pretty as a picture.
at a particular time of year
It sounds for all the world like icicles melting in the winter sunlight.
shine
I sat by the lake for a while delighting in the sunlight glinting off the water.
shine strongly
When he awoke, the sunlight was streaming in through the little windows of the cottage.
shine through something
The last thing he remembered was the first ray of sunlight piercing the sky.
make something visible
The sky seemed to crack open and a stream of sunlight illuminated us.
reflect
She looked at the sunlight reflecting off the boats in the harbour.