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Examples of sunup in a Sentence
We will meet at sunup.
have you ever actually heard a rooster crow at sunup?
Recent Examples on the Web
This walkable former industrial warehouse district is packed with things to do from sunup until sundown.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
The doctor kept working through his own infection, as dozens of patients lined up from sunup to sundown to get care each day.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
And so every Friday at sunup, from Memorial Day weekend through September, six riders on horseback begin rounding up horses and bulls and leading them toward the rodeo pens 36 hours before showtime.
—New York Times, 16 Aug. 2022
Night fell over the city, but by sunup on Wednesday, there were no new leads.
—New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022
In honor of the anniversary, Washington Post journalists chronicled one of those days, from sunup to sundown.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2022
Key West is a top-notch destination for a girls getaway, as you're guaranteed to have a good time from sunup to sundown.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2022
Irving is observing Ramadan and fasting (no food or fluids) from sunup to sundown.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
From trekking poles to sleeping bags, the items found at Dick’s can upgrade your next camping trip from sunup to sundown.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 22 Mar. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1572, in the meaning defined above
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“Sunup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunup. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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sunup
noun
sun·up
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