as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says
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Recent Examples of daybreak
Firefight in Tehama County By daybreak, hills on both sides of the roadway were completely burned over and smoldering.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 July 2024
Day 1 Morning and afternoon Wake up well before dawn and make your way through a thicket of forests buzzing with cicadas to view the beautiful spectacle of daybreak lighting up the skies above the corn-cob spires of Angkor Wat.
—Chaitali Patel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
The computer systems that track emergency calls and help send out life-saving crews went down Thursday night for most cities around the Valley, causing dispatchers to fall back to paper and pen until daybreak.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
The bulk of the showers and storms should be well to the south of the District at daybreak.
—David Streit, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 July 2024
Day 1 Morning and afternoon Wake up well before dawn and make your way through a thicket of forests buzzing with cicadas to view the beautiful spectacle of daybreak lighting up the skies above the corn-cob spires of Angkor Wat.
—Chaitali Patel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024
The computer systems that track emergency calls and help send out life-saving crews went down Thursday night for most cities around the Valley, causing dispatchers to fall back to paper and pen until daybreak.
—Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
The bulk of the showers and storms should be well to the south of the District at daybreak.
—David Streit, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for daybreak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daybreak
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If the weather conditions are in your favor, the best time to point your eyes to the sky is just after sunset or right before sunrise.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Showers were falling by sunrise Monday in the East Bay, with rain spreading to the South Bay by mid-morning.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Of course, five minutes in the attic on a summer day, or one accidental brush against the insulation, quickly drives home the reality that the attic is just an attic.Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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New episodes are also available for streaming the next day on Hulu.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Before dawn one night in early November, Israel issued an evacuation order for the premises with little notice.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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The shower is best viewed between midnight and dawn, ideally in a place well away from city and street lights.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
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The brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents almost 30 years ago, will attend a Monday morning hearing at the Van Nuys Courthouse West for a petition filed by their attorneys that seeks to downgrade their conviction from first-degree murder to a lesser charge, such as manslaughter.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Damage to roads proved to be a major inconvenience, especially as broken sewage, water and gas mains prevented people from getting to work in the morning.Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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The light green safari shade is especially fun, or go for an aquatic vibe with the icy morn/sea wave two-combo.Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
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Thanksgiving morn: 2:45 a.m.Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybreak. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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