sunrise

noun

sun·rise ˈsən-ˌrīz

Synonyms of sunrise next

: the apparent rising of the sun above the horizon

also : the accompanying atmospheric effects

: the time when the upper limb of the sun appears above the horizon as a result of the diurnal rotation of the earth

Examples of sunrise in a Sentence

We were up before sunrise. We worked from sunrise to sunset. We watched the sunrise from the beach. the pink light of sunrise

Recent Examples on the Web A couple of hours before sunrise on Saturday, liquid oxygen and liquid methane started flowing into the Starship. —

Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023 Temperatures around 50 near sunrise slide into the 40s with precipitation around. —

A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 Those who attended the recent sunrise training spoke of a strong desire to do their part in preserving natural ecosystems threatened by climate change. —

Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023 Married women, especially in northern India, abstain from eating food and drinking water from sunrise to moonrise and perform ritual prayers, sacrificing their comfort for the safety and longevity of their husbands’ lives. —

Noor Anand Chawla, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023 The Best Tech Amazon Prime Day Deals From new home security upgrades to game-changing sunrise lamps, Amazon's tech deals are also worth a second glance. —

Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023 The Hatch Restore 2 is a white noise machine, sunrise lamp, and smart alarm clock in one seriously smart-looking package. —

Rachael Hogg, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023 That includes special-edition records in rose garden pink, aquamarine green, and sunrise boulevard yellow — which have already disappeared from her website — along with no shortage of new merch. —

John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023 Their debut was part of a sunrise rebranding effort by the radio station, which is part of the Uforia Audio Network. —

Raul Roa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023 See More

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