sunrise
noun
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
sunrise
1 American
[suhn-rahyz]
/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /
noun
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sunrises
plural
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the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
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the atmospheric and scenic phenomena accompanying this.
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the time when half the sun has risen above the horizon.
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the open or beginning stage of any period.
adjective
Sunrise
2
American
[suhn-rahyz]
/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /
noun
sunrise
British
/ ˈsʌnˌraɪz /
noun
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the daily appearance of the sun above the horizon
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the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this appearance
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Also called (esp US): sunup. the time at which the sun rises at a particular locality
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(modifier) of or relating to sunrise industry
sunrise technology
sunrise sector
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sunrise
1300–50; Middle English, short for sunrising ( see sun, rise, -ing 1)
Example Sentences
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A couple of months ago, just after sunrise, 40-year-old Mamta began the first of as many as 10 journeys she would make that day.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
For some it was before sunrise; others stayed up well past midnight in their time zone.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
"It was pretty much nonstop from sunrise to sunset," said the lifeguard, sporting the red trunks made famous on the TV show "Baywatch."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The dirt is hard—no way I can dig through by sunrise.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
The Sunrise Strip will house the Creamfields Gymnasium and, for the first time, there will be two padel courts.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Qantas's "Project Sunrise" using ultra long-haul planes has been on the cards for the past nine years -- but has been repeatedly delayed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
“We are confident that Sunrise’s breadth of offerings will serve the needs of this community well,” said Philip Kroskin, head of real estate and senior vice president of investments at Sunrise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Blue Origin has also filed a plan to send 51,600 data-center satellites to LEO, as part of what it has named Project Sunrise.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
I figured that would speak louder than my mediocre transcripts from Sunrise High School.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
The installation puts people inside that spectral array of color to capture the essence of those sunrises and sunsets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
He once dredged up 17 rings in a single day by sweeping the ocean bottom in a spot where tourists, well into their tequila sunrises, routinely launch themselves off catamarans, their fingers slick with sunscreen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
As it moves across the UK, it is expected to transform ordinary sunrises and sunsets into striking displays of deep gold, amber, and burnt orange.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., bringing earlier sunrises, sunsets, and an hour more of darkness for Californians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025
“You and me, Brady, we seen more sunrises in a month than some people see their whole lives.”
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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