first light
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of first light
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Officers would remain at the site overnight, police said, with further searches resuming at first light on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Investor documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal said the goal is for the plane to be the first light jet to focus on artificial-intelligence flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Nonetheless, we take a page out of Hemingway’s book and leave The Mira “as soon after first light as possible.”
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025
The Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter crew will remain on scene overnight to continue the search, and helicopter crews were set to rejoin the effort at first light, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Here and there, in research widely scattered and sometimes not undertaken as a cancer study at all, we see glimmerings of the first light that may one day illuminate this problem.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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