How to Use sunrise in a Sentence

sunrise

noun
Definition of sunrisenext
Synonyms for sunrisenext
  • We watched the sunrise from the beach.
  • We were up before sunrise.
  • The cast and crew worked from 9 p.m. to sunrise, and the project was shot in 28 days.
    — Jennifer E. Mabry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Look for them in the east in the hour or so before sunrise.
    — Doyle Rice, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Campers can be close to the water, watch the sunrise and sunset and listen to the sound of the waves.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 May 2024
  • The sisters were headed to the Grand Canyon to see the sunrise when the crash happened.
    — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Stay overnight in a cabin or tent and wake to the golden sunrise.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • If the sunrise doesn’t wake you up in the morning, the chirping birds are there to ease you out of bed.
    — Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
  • He was found at sunrise, in an alley on the city’s South Side, with his head bashed in.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
  • Much of the brick facade was seen lying in the street after sunrise.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Paddle out just before dawn and watch the sunrise from the water.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Turkeys fly up in the evenings around sunset and fly down in the morning near sunrise.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The stars receded, and sunrise, with its hints of pink and blue, began to break.
    — Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The sunrise would soon follow and, with it, the end of the day for Lee and Galvan, who drove home and prepared for the start of a new night.
    — Hau Chu, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Runners in a park in front of the city skyline at sunrise in Sydney.
    — Alice Uribe, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The scene begins on the beach as the final five greet the new day, complete with a gorgeous sunrise.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 May 2024
  • The mules head out right at sunrise with two packers each leading a string of five mules.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Freezing rain is a good bet through sunrise, with plain rain more likely south and east of the city.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The best time for viewing the shower will be at 3 a.m. just a few hours before sunrise.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Get the utilities turned on, clean the windows, open the windows, greet the sunrise, set up his bed. . . .
    — Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The black plates, at $5.99, include the Sushi Pro roll, Tokyo roll, sunrise roll, sunset roll, big boy roll and the rock ‘n’ roll.
    — Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022
  • The comet will pass closest to Earth on Oct. 24 – look low in the eastern sky just before sunrise.
    — James Wray, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Many climbers scale the volcano at night in hopes of catching a glimpse of the sunrise from the summit, according to the Times.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
  • Surfers flocked to the waves at sunrise as people used those hours to exercise as well.
    — Emily Kask, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
  • A couple of showers could pass by late night into the sunrise zone.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • In the first photo shared, the proud dad and his boys can be seen admiring the sunrise out their window.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
  • In the first photo shared, the proud dad and his boys can be seen admiring the sunrise out their window.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Where to Stay One of the most magical ways to take in the island’s essence is to wake up early to catch the sunrise on the water.
    — Margot Mazur, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2024
  • One set of hours is for the day, between sunrise and sunset and the other is for the night hours from sunset to sunrise.
    — David Flett, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Thank you to reader Jeff Napier, who captured this stunning shot of Mount Rainier bathed in fiery reds, golds, and oranges at sunrise last week.
    — Axios Seattle, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024

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