How to Use beam in a Sentence

beam

1 of 2 noun
  • We saw the beams from their flashlights.
  • Those thoughts had made her beam.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The beam went right through the drone.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The steel beams will be used to build the cryostats.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
  • Stood as straight as an I-beam.
    — Gene Wojciechowski, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Building a pier and beam floor.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
  • Never use your high-beam lights.
    — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • Turn on your low-beam headlights.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Gray stone, wooden beams, iron tools.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Cars and steel beams wrapped around trees like pipe cleaners.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Flick scooped him up, a beam breaking across his face.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Wrap string lights around railings or porch beams for a warm glow.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Then the built‑in router beams Wi‑Fi around the camp.
    — PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Think of it as two stout beams that connect front to rear wheel on each side.
    — Mark Ewing, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • One was a rotating disc that sent out beams of light.
    — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 15 June 2026
  • The beam swayed and tipped my head toward the cars below.
    — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Suddenly a beam of light cut through the dark.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t the first delay for the beam setting.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Recapture the spark, clean up and get back on the beam.
    — David Farinella, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The art world had been caught in Beecroft’s perverse taboo beam.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Crawford picked a concrete beam to sign.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • Wood beams instantly add warmth, and will make any room feel cozy.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Critics warn that satellite beams are four times brighter than a full moon.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • The heart of the home is the kitchen, with a stone arch over the stove and beams throughout.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Each beam functions as a pixel.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Pease led from the start with a strong vault, also excelling on bars and beam.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Re hops on a beam of light and flies into space in search of a cozy lunar nook.
    — Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The Bruins will start on the bars, then go to the beam, floor and vault.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Frazier also led the way for the Gators in beam and vault.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Alipio tied Chiles for best score on the balance beam.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

beam

2 of 2 verb
  • The sun beamed its light through the window.
  • She beamed as she told us the good news.
  • Pictures of the distant planet were beamed back to the Earth.
  • They stood beaming with satisfaction.
  • The young men smiled as their mother beamed.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Liu did it all with a megawatt smile beaming to the world.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The ceilings are high and beamed; the floors are wide-plank.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Wade beams as his children describe their meal.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a steely core behind that beaming smile.
    — James Wallace, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The couple beamed in every shot.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The rise instructor beamed, his pocked, beefy face and beard all gone gray.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 18 May 2026
  • Andre said, her bright smile beaming.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 7 May 2026
  • At the league meetings in March, Kraft beamed about the two.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Now that Tate has done it, Dawczak is beaming with pride.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The director was beaming with pride by the time his cast signed on.
    — Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Locals beam with a kind of ease that comes from living close to the sea and on their own time.
    — Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
  • In such a sky, the sun had no choice but to beam brightly and let the city be seen clearly.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • But then there is my father, quiet, beamed back down to Earth.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Light beamed from a single window above and rippled around him.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Sunlight could be captured and beamed to Earth, even at night.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The light, beaming in from all sides, found its way into the design.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The girl turned to a man standing behind her, beaming with a huge smile.
    — Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The pair were pictured beaming while wading hand in hand through the ocean waves.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Einbinder looks lovingly over at her costar, who beams back at her.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026
  • To be sure, Roku will beam ads to a disparate crowd, not a unified one.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Just keep in mind that the lights can only beam straight downwards and cannot be angled.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Knueppel beamed slightly when those words were relayed to him.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Aside from the music video, the three taikonauts beamed down greetings.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Vansteenberghe said, beaming as the couple kissed in front of him.
    — Becca Longmire, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • In one photo, the pair walked hand in hand while Stause beamed at her partner.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023

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