dawn
noun
the first appearance of daylight in the morning.
had dawned
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past perfectof dawn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He said that a new era in Spanish football had dawned with his appointment but he can't have predicted this.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2023
And sure enough, the Sounders were left thoroughly stunned by the result: A defeat on penalty kicks, ending a season that had dawned with incredible promise and sky-high hopes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
But one moment left no doubt in Jordan’s mind that a new era had dawned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2020
The day before Faryal’s life changed forever in 2014 had dawned like any other in the Iraqi village of Tel Banat.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2019
The day had dawned clear, but now there were clouds beginning to patch the sky with hazy blots of cottony white, and not even any motion there, just the white silence against the blue.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
