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.
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.
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
His body was discovered Friday morning in a wooden area in Kansas, according to the Johnson County, Kansas Sheriff’s office in a press release.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
The cold-blooded reptiles typically come out of hiding in the morning to soak up the sun until about 2 or 3 p.m., Folio said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Two bug-eyed infants emerged the morning of March 21.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Wall Street will get a glimpse of the economy’s strength when the latest jobs report is released on Friday morning.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Two 14-year-old boys in D.C. were killed in daylight shootings within 33 hours this week, one Wednesday morning on a street winding through a park in Southeast, the other Thursday after school on the platform of the Brookland Metro station in Northeast, police said.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Want a link to your daily horoscope delivered directly to your inbox each weekday morning?
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Cold; showers of rain and snow in the morning followed by a brief shower or two in the afternoon.
—The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
On a wet January morning at Somalisa Camp, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, a tall, rangy paramedic named Elvis Tavengwa is instructing about three dozen bush guides on the finer points of first aid.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
The cold-blooded reptiles typically come out of hiding in the morning to soak up the sun until about 2 or 3 p.m., Folio said.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024
Two bug-eyed infants emerged the morning of March 21.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Wall Street will get a glimpse of the economy’s strength when the latest jobs report is released on Friday morning.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Two 14-year-old boys in D.C. were killed in daylight shootings within 33 hours this week, one Wednesday morning on a street winding through a park in Southeast, the other Thursday after school on the platform of the Brookland Metro station in Northeast, police said.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
Want a link to your daily horoscope delivered directly to your inbox each weekday morning?
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
Cold; showers of rain and snow in the morning followed by a brief shower or two in the afternoon.
—The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
On a wet January morning at Somalisa Camp, in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, a tall, rangy paramedic named Elvis Tavengwa is instructing about three dozen bush guides on the finer points of first aid.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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