daybreak

noun

day·​break ˈdā-ˌbrāk How to pronounce daybreak (audio)
: dawn

Examples of daybreak in a Sentence

I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
Recent Examples on the Web At daybreak, after prolonged bombardment of the Germans' coastal defences, troops began charging ashore. The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024 Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 32. Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024 As aerial crews flew in at daybreak to help the more than 400 personnel on the ground fight the blaze, an evacuation order remained in place for a wide area of farmland and several suburban tracts south of Tracy. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 June 2024 Then came another classical score, and another and another, with symphonies and operas continuing deep into the night and well past daybreak. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for daybreak 

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Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daybreak was in 1530

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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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daybreak

noun
day·​break -ˌbrāk How to pronounce daybreak (audio)

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