1
a
: dawn
tossed and turned all night until morning finally came
b
: the time from sunrise to noon
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I'm a morning person. [= a person who likes or has more energy in the early part of the day]
c
: the time from midnight to noon
It was ten o'clock in the morning.
2
: a period of first development : beginning
The war started in the morning of his reign.
see also morning, noon, and night
Examples of morning in a Sentence
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I worked in the yard for part of the morning.
I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.
We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.
She arrived on the morning of March 18.
the morning after a storm
It was early morning when I woke.
We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
We won't find out until morning.
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Early Thursday morning, the town of Sutter made sure the student athletes felt the love before making the drive to Orange County.
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service is now saying the snowfall that was expected for Thursday night into Friday morning will be slightly less than what earlier forecasts indicated.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
Rossi participated in his first team skate on Thursday morning but continues to be sidelined.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Bush was visiting a friend that day, and allegedly took Klonopin (a benzodiazepine) and fell asleep in the bed that morning.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service is now saying the snowfall that was expected for Thursday night into Friday morning will be slightly less than what earlier forecasts indicated.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2025
Rossi participated in his first team skate on Thursday morning but continues to be sidelined.
—Joe Smith, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Bush was visiting a friend that day, and allegedly took Klonopin (a benzodiazepine) and fell asleep in the bed that morning.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morning
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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