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Examples of daybreak in a Sentence
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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This will be marked by a sharp wind shift and a shot of seasonably chilly air, which will settle into the region by daybreak Tuesday.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
Caro got that image the same way by showing up at daybreak himself.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
Rescue crews arrived around daybreak Sunday as the water receded.
—Walter Berry and Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, fog is expected to develop through daybreak Friday, especially in river valley areas.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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daybreak
noun
day·break
-ˌbrāk
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