dawn chorus

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noun

the singing of large numbers of birds at dawn

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Words nearby dawn chorus

Dawes Act of 1887, Dawes plan, dawk, Dawkins, dawn, dawn chorus, dawney, dawn horse, dawning, dawn on, dawn patrol

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use dawn chorus in a sentence

Shortly after dawn, there was another outbreak of deadly force.
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Andy Serkis, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Do you want to be on the wrong side of history, Academy?
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The running machines are a gloomy chorus of heavy-footed stomping.
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And then that chorus kicks in, and the young lady formerly known as Lizzy Grant transforms into the princess of darkness.
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Another beautiful Eminor number, with a nice shift up to the major for the chorus.
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Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Will it ever dawn on Mrs. Dodd's mind, that parsons, even married parsons, are but men?
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A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her,—the light which, showing the way, forbids it.
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From dawn to breakfast time all hands busy slinging shells—modern war sinews—piles of them—aboard.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Though frightened to death, I refused to part with my reserve and made ready to go and take command of it at break of dawn.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton