1
a
: dawn
tossed and turned all night until morning finally came
b
: the time from sunrise to noon
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I'm a morning person. [= a person who likes or has more energy in the early part of the day]
c
: the time from midnight to noon
It was ten o'clock in the morning.
2
: a period of first development : beginning
The war started in the morning of his reign.
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Examples of morning in a Sentence
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I worked in the yard for part of the morning.
I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.
We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.
She arrived on the morning of March 18.
the morning after a storm
It was early morning when I woke.
We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
We won't find out until morning.
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The next morning, Billie pulls up to the clinic, with Albert still a mess in the back seat.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Come Monday morning, swap your jeans for tailored trousers and your sweater for a crisp button-down.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026
And, of course, the Chiltern Firehouse was home to the streamer’s annual post BAFTA bash that stars from every other studio ended up at well into the early hours of the morning.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Come Monday morning, swap your jeans for tailored trousers and your sweater for a crisp button-down.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2026
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026
And, of course, the Chiltern Firehouse was home to the streamer’s annual post BAFTA bash that stars from every other studio ended up at well into the early hours of the morning.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for morning
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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