first light

noun

: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.

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The first light touch of frost won’t hurt your garden hose, but a night of freezing temperatures can damage watering nozzles, rupture sprinklers, and ruin irrigation timers. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025 Here, scents were carefully paired with each look and section of the show, starting with Bare at the first light. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 Christian Petersen / Getty Images On Yokohama’s composite West routing, the fairway edges are sharp and the bentgrass runs quick at first light. Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Rescuers returned to the site at first light the following morning to recover Shoulders’ body. Owen Clarke, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for first light

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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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