I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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The first whiffs of police teargas came before daybreak, with scuffles between riot officers and protesters in Paris.—Dan Gooding
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 The last couple of hours before daybreak on Wednesday is the other window during which Lunsford recommends trying to see the shower.—Gina Park, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025 However, Giselle appears in spirit form and dances with him until daybreak, saving his life.—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 Somehow Bud managed to include himself in the invitation, so at daybreak next morning Gene flew the two of us a few minutes from Square Lake to land on a straight stretch of slow water on the Alsek just above Dry Bay.—Jim Rearden, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for daybreak
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