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“Sons” or “Suns”

Overview

sons / suns are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

sons: (noun) a male human offspring. (noun) the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus).

suns: (noun) the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system. (noun) a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc. (noun) any star around which a planetary system revolves. (verb) expose one's body to the sun. (verb) expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun.

Pronunciation

sons: s·AH·n·z

suns: s·AH·n·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “sons”

  • the teams of his two sons.
  • the Hunterdon Chapter of the Sons of Liberty formed in 1766.
  • into several countships by his sons and again by his grandsons
  • The Drummonds homeschool their sons in parts of the summer.
  • of Meges, a Trojan whose sons fought at Troy.
  • The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) as
  • her own children his two sons by his mistress, Elena Maria
  • war broke out between his sons and Eric of Pomerania, Margaret's
  • a wool merchant, had two sons, Emanuel (1833–1914) and Philipp (1836–1911),
  • Quadrupeds, written with his sons and the naturalist John Bachman,

Examples of “suns”

  • the Sun's annual death and rebirth.
  • Project and Sun's Project Looking Glass.
  • a period of around 40 days.
  • received the moniker of "Snail Girl."
  • to see who should be rewarded.
  • sun's declination and height being given'.
  • presages the return of fertile seasons.
  • Category:Hagerstown Suns players
  • the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns 4 games to 2 in
  • an effective temperature of 4,786 K.


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license. Definitions drawn from WordNet.)


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