daybreak
[dey-breyk]
- the first appearance of daylight in the morning; dawn.
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Origin of daybreak
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Contemporary Examples
Consider the controversy over Daybreak Ranger, a seemingly androgynous character.
At daybreak, they borrowed a small sum of money from a passing family, then called their families from an Internet cafe.
His illustration Daybreak was once the most reproduced work of art in the world.
By daybreak, over 1,000 police and paramilitary men had moved into place to prevent more trouble.
Historical Examples
One morning at daybreak I was awakened by Jim swinging back my door.
The UnderdogF. Hopkinson Smith
At daybreak they were in the entrance of the Straits, but the enemy were not in sight.
The Life of Horatio Lord NelsonRobert Southey
Proclaim at daybreak that I myself will review the troops in the Vivarrambla.
Leila, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
The baron, with some of his retainers and all the foresters, halted at daybreak in Sherwood forest.
Maid MarianThomas Love Peacock
I go out at daybreak, driving the oxen to field, and I yoke them to the plough.
English VillagesP. H. Ditchfield
daybreak
- the time in the morning when light first appears; dawn; sunrise
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