at the crack of dawn
idiom
: very early in the morning : at dawn
We got up at the crack of dawn to go fishing.
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Already exhausted upon arriving in Minneapolis at the crack of dawn on Monday for this week's three-game series with the Minnesota Twins, the Yankees had to play three straight night games, then immediately head east for this weekend's four-game road series with the Baltimore Orioles.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In 2010, a small group of Kansas City natives packed into an apartment in the Western Auto building on Grand at the crack of dawn to watch one of their favorite soccer teams.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
Temperatures are sweltering at the crack of dawn and often remain that way throughout the night.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In 2010, a small group of Kansas City natives packed into an apartment in the Western Auto building on Grand at the crack of dawn to watch one of their favorite soccer teams.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
Temperatures are sweltering at the crack of dawn and often remain that way throughout the night.
—Bhavya Ancha, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for at the crack of dawn
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“At the crack of dawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20crack%20of%20dawn. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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