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'beam' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'beam' with 9 example sentences.


beam noun

: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

: a column of light (as from a beacon)

: (nautical) breadth amidships

: the broad side of a ship

: a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

beam verb

: smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression

: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

: express with a beaming face or smile

: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink

: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion


  • Is the beam solid or hollow?
  • It's an infrared beam.
  • Cathode rays are beams of electrons.
  • These beams will not carry the weight of the roof.
  • Her face beamed with joy.
  • Beams of light shone through the clouds.
  • The gymnast slipped on the balance beam.
  • My lights are on full beam.
  • The beams in his house are rotting.
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