How to Use bright and early in a Sentence

bright and early

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  • Now in their fifth year, the trek north starts bright and early.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
  • Want the daily markets report in your in-box bright and early?
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 18 June 2021
  • Some get to the beach bright and early in the morning to set up their compounds and stay until sunset.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • If schedules allow, leave bright and early or after the evening commute.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Everyone's back at the table bright and early the next morning.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Some shoppers hit the streets bright and early Friday morning.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Hair and makeup started bright and early each day of filming and included a chest plate, wig and tan.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022
  • The anniversary came on Friday bright and early with the hot, morning sun.
    Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2020
  • Jay and Rebecca spend the rest of the night wrapped in each other’s arms, and wake up bright and early to clean up the car.
    Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But bright and early on Monday morning, something new came to Ball Square.
    Collin Robisheaux, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The next morning, Serena's up bright and early to embrace her new duties.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Another full day tomorrow and here, in Aspen, things start bright and early.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Paulina and Bobby had to wake up bright and early the next day for a special coffee tradition.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid announced the nominees bright and early this morning.
    Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Doors opened at five and the event started at six, no doubt so that many of the five hundred attendees could return to the office that night or bright and early the next morning.
    Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The day-camp experience starts bright and early, and gives campers the options to make friendship bracelets, play board games and get some recreational time at the playground.
    Acsah Lemma, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
  • Thompson and his team left Kansas City bright and early Wednesday morning, bringing with them a mountain of meat.
    David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The big Black Friday sale gets underway bright and early on Friday, however.
    Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 23 Nov. 2022
  • On a recent morning, Alexis Mabille showed up bright and early on the Champs-Elysées looking a bit bleary-eyed.
    Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The Vogue editor-in-chief arrived bright and early to the carpet wearing a white floor-length Loewe dress and black coat with red and yellow floral print.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • Bob Allen, 50, a garbage truck worker on Detroit’s east side, showed up bright and early at his polling place to cast his vote for Joe Biden.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2020
  • That means, getting up bright and early (well, dark and early) before the sun rises in New York City to report for costume and makeup.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Before leaving, Keeshae vowed to be back bright and early to make her 25-year-old brother, Deavon, a heaping stack of pancakes.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Regardless, the Wild brass got up bright and early in Vegas to get to work with GMs waking up on the East Coast.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Wednesday is also the beginning of the early signing period for the 2023 class, which means both staffs will be up bright and early to check in with recruits.
    Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The weekend-long event kicked off bright and early on Friday morning with a team pep talk by the executive chairman of Dick’s, Ed Stack.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Up bright and early next day, both kids were giddy to get to the Oceaneer Club, the inclusive kids’ club open from 9am – midnight, for children aged three to 11.
    Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The 44 players who did not finish Round 1 will be back at Augusta National bright and early Friday.
    Star Tribune, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The Miami Hurricanes’ Saturday started bright and early on campus.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Turn off your alarm that’s set for bright and early tomorrow, and get ready to start shopping now because Wayfair Black Friday deals arrived on Thanksgiving Day.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

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