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.
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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Prosecutors say that rather than help her, Frieson spent the early morning of March 1 attempting to clean up the crime scene.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Buying it in early December usually gives you enough time to keep it green and full until Christmas morning.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
The Bay Area Host Committee is hosting an official watch party Friday morning at the Chase Center in San Francisco as organizers learn who will come to the region in the coming months for the world’s biggest sporting event of 2026.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The surprising side of your morning sip Orange juice has long been associated with a health.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Buying it in early December usually gives you enough time to keep it green and full until Christmas morning.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Dec. 2025
The Bay Area Host Committee is hosting an official watch party Friday morning at the Chase Center in San Francisco as organizers learn who will come to the region in the coming months for the world’s biggest sporting event of 2026.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The surprising side of your morning sip Orange juice has long been associated with a health.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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 8 Dec. 2025.
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