sunnier; sunniest
1
: marked by brilliant sunlight : full of sunshine
2
: cheerful, optimistic
a sunny disposition
3
: exposed to, brightened by, or warmed by the sun
a sunny room
Examples of sunny in a Sentence
the sunniest parts of the country
We found a sunny place to have lunch.
If it's sunny later, we can go to the park.
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On Tuesday, July 22, the forecast high is 88 degrees under sunny skies.
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Chance of precipitation is 30%. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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Gerard Butler is a Scot whose second film credit was the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and Austin Butler is an American from sunny California who got his start as a teen on a handful of Disney and Nickelodeon shows in the mid-2000s.
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Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
On Tuesday, July 22, the forecast high is 88 degrees under sunny skies.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 22 July 2025
Chance of precipitation is 30%. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 July 2025
Gerard Butler is a Scot whose second film credit was the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, and Austin Butler is an American from sunny California who got his start as a teen on a handful of Disney and Nickelodeon shows in the mid-2000s.
—Katie Labovitz, People.com, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sunny
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“Sunny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunny. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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sunny
adjective
sun·ny
ˈsən-ē 
sunnier; sunniest
1
: bright with sunshine
2
: merry sense 1
a sunny smile
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