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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On the mornings her aunt can help, Suzie makes it to my classroom and lights up the room.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
During Operation Midway Blitz, Ben and Sam would patrol in the morning, come back around noon and knock out their schoolwork in a dizzying turnaround.
—Sophia Peyser, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
Conservative talk radio has long dominated the commutes of California Republicans, many of whom once spent their mornings reading local newspaper opinion pages that leaned right.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026
The shootout happened on Sunday morning near Stone Mountain, located about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
During Operation Midway Blitz, Ben and Sam would patrol in the morning, come back around noon and knock out their schoolwork in a dizzying turnaround.
—Sophia Peyser, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
Conservative talk radio has long dominated the commutes of California Republicans, many of whom once spent their mornings reading local newspaper opinion pages that leaned right.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Feb. 2026
The shootout happened on Sunday morning near Stone Mountain, located about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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