Collocations withsun
These are words often used in combination withsun.
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afternoon sun
The old shed, boundary wall and pergola create a sheltered corner exposed to the afternoon sun where herbs can thrive.
From theCambridge English Corpus
blazing sun
They were left there without food or water under the blazing sun.
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evening sun
The kitchen faces west, catching evening sun during preparation of the main meal.
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full sun
All leaves on these branches were in full sun and came from heights of 25-35 m above the forest floor.
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morning sun
This window opens the bedroom to the early morning sun, as well as surveying the entrance drive in the foreground and commanding a view of the gritstone escarpment.
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rising sun
And looking up we saw there came from the direction of the rising sun a great wedge of canoes.
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scorching sun
Would you have them walk 25 miles on foot in the scorching sun of a hot day?
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setting sun
The setting sun is symbolic of the decline of the day and of an age.
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tropical sun
Their bodies acclimatized to the tropical sun, they have a "considerably deeper" eye socket (to cope with glare) and "considerably colder" skin (2: 11).
From theCambridge English Corpus
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