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Recent Examples of sunburstOr a spinny orange swirl of spaghetti pomodoro atop Porta’s Tommaso platter, which features sardines in a cerulean sunburst ($198)?—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 Featuring a sunburst ombre dial in a range of hues, from silver white to charcoal gray, the face also includes Arabic numerals as a nod to the original 1917 dial.—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025 The sunburst trout dish with heirloom tomatoes, Jimmy Nardello sweet peppers, and spices took us both straight back to the Mediterranean.—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2025 Another picture of the model lounging recalls a memorable photo of the designer sprawled across her bed, which features a curved sunburst pattern, in a room swathed in florals, lace, and a leopard print rug.—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sunburst
The 20-piece set includes four plates, four bowls, and four containers with matching lids that feature the brand’s signature starburst design and instant seal to lock in freshness.
— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
And her wedding dress had a semi-sheer lace back that allowed the starburst tattoo at the back of her neck to remain visible.
This was the moment Son Doong caught us in its grasp: sunbeams cascading 120 stories from a break in the ceiling, groundwater, above us, slipping through the light like rain — and rock reflecting what seemed like the only sound in the world.
— Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
At the American University of Beirut, your classmate could have four paws and a penchant for napping in sunbeams over taking lecture notes.
That’s why David Gallo’s setting, a vista of a fragile boarding house nearly consumed by the rising, sun-blotting, industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, works so effectively here.
— Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
These small, unheated enclosures use the sun’s energy to store heat like a greenhouse.