dawned; dawning; dawns
1
: to begin to grow light as the sun rises
waited for the day to dawn
2
: to begin to appear or develop
a new era is dawning
3
: to begin to be perceived or understood
the truth finally dawned on us
Synonyms
Examples of dawn in a Sentence
Verb
They waited for the day to dawn.
A new age is dawning.
Noun
as dawn breaks over the city
Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.
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Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Thursday 💡 Take in a new laser light exhibition that will beam 20 lasers from the Fairmont Hotel in Nob Hill into the Rose Window of Grace Cathedral.
Dusk to dawn every night through the rest of the weekend.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 11 July 2024
Philip Bump, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, and Jerry Schatzberg all captured her arresting beauty—as did her future husband Terry O’Neill, at dawn after her 1977 Oscar win, creating perhaps the most iconic Hollywood image of all time.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 16 July 2024
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Verb
June 15, 2020, dawned for Junger much like any other not-quite-summer day on Cape Cod.
—Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
Thursday 💡 Take in a new laser light exhibition that will beam 20 lasers from the Fairmont Hotel in Nob Hill into the Rose Window of Grace Cathedral.
Dusk to dawn every night through the rest of the weekend.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 11 July 2024
Noun
In fact, Vance is the first member of the millennial generation to receive a major-party nomination for president or vice president, heralding a new dawn in generational politics.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, and Jerry Schatzberg all captured her arresting beauty—as did her future husband Terry O’Neill, at dawn after her 1977 Oscar win, creating perhaps the most iconic Hollywood image of all time.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 16 July 2024
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“Dawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dawn. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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dawn
1 of 2 verb
ˈdȯn 
ˈdän
1
: to begin to grow light as the sun rises
waited for the day to dawn
2
: to begin to appear or develop
a smile dawned on her face
3
: to begin to be understood
the solution dawned on him
dawn
2 of 2 noun1
: the first appearance of light in the morning
2
: a first appearance : beginning
the dawn of a new age
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