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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Charlamagne’s routine has remained more or less the same for his decades-long career in radio: Up at the crack of dawn and live on the airwaves shortly after.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Usually, the threads are prompted by a neighbor mowing the lawn at the crack of dawn.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
People that commute to work might get up at the crack of dawn to beat rush hour, use a park-and-ride train or take a more roundabout path to the office.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
Forty or so workers rise at the crack of dawn to fight an endless battle with nature.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
Usually, the threads are prompted by a neighbor mowing the lawn at the crack of dawn.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2025
People that commute to work might get up at the crack of dawn to beat rush hour, use a park-and-ride train or take a more roundabout path to the office.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
Forty or so workers rise at the crack of dawn to fight an endless battle with nature.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 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 4 Jul. 2025.
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