dawn
noun
the first appearance of daylight in the morning.
have dawned
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present perfectof dawn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It also does not appear to have dawned on them that they are high-profile individuals, likely to attract attention, with footage finding its way to social media, as happened with Carse.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
In a comment published today in Nature Geoscience, they argue the new epoch may have dawned in 1959, thanks to Luna 2.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 8, 2023
The latest example is outside linebacker Frank Clark, who didn’t leave under hostile conditions but stated what has become a motif among those who have dawned the blue and green.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
It would never have dawned on me to wish Bob Dole dead.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2020
Yet awareness of the fact that insects possess an effective counterweapon to aggressive chemical attack seems to have dawned slowly.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
