mornings
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of mornings
First recorded in 1610–20
Example Sentences
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“But he said no cows. He might have been traumatized by the early mornings and milking twice a day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
I was doing what I do most mornings.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
Late mornings when my phone battery needs a boost, I plug it in upstairs, far from the kitchen where I’m prepping salad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
For employees at a Dell Technologies office, mornings used to start with a tiny dose of joy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Took us two mornings to get it up and fired.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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