daybreak
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of daybreak
Example Sentences
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When signals resumed before daybreak some 10 hours later, the bulk carrier was far south of the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
Around 70 people braved the cold to queue outside the West Kowloon court at daybreak, while dozens of journalists gathered outside the building's entrance.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
On a normal cruise out of Florida, finding a free chair with a view of the ocean can be a fool’s errand, unless you’re willing to get up at daybreak.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
Although no deaths have yet been confirmed, Montego Bay's mayor Richard Vernon told the BBC his first task at daybreak would be "to check if everybody is alive."
From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025
Val and Ellis had been woken before daybreak by a feeble tapping on the mill-house door.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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