How to Use predawn in a Sentence

predawn

adjective

• Ismail Haniyeh was killed in a predawn airstrike in Tehran last night.
  — Gadi Ezra, TIME, 31 July 2024
• Then in the predawn hours the man allegedly struck again, police said.
  — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
• Fans lined up in parking lots in the predawn hours to increase their chances of snagging one.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2024
• Thousands of pilgrims walked here through the predawn darkness.
  — Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
• February opened with predawn snowfall, but just a coating or so dropped.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
• The best viewing time is in the predawn hours, looking toward the north-northeast sky.
  — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
• Their leader sits, cross-armed, at the head of this table, his shirt still slick with sweat from his predawn workout.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
• But tragedy struck the family again in the predawn hours of Thursday morning.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
• Studded with dew, the gossamer strands make a beautiful trap in the predawn darkness.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
• For ideal viewing, head to a cozy spot away from any light interference between the night and predawn hours.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
• They were decked in blue, huddling in groups and dancing along to energetic music to shake off the predawn chill.
  — Claire O’Callahan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• The best time to hunt for the comet is in the predawn hours, when the constellation Virgo will have risen high in the sky.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
• One person was killed in a predawn fiery crash on Interstate 65 in Hoover.
  — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 1 July 2023
• Even before entering, the smell of baking dispels the predawn chill and darkness.
  — Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
• That said, the daily regime—from predawn wake-up calls to postprandial fireside chats—can be tiring.
  — Pippa De Bruyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2025
• But in Woodlawn on the city’s South Side, in the predawn hours, a body lay silent in an alley.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
• The escape started in the early predawn hours of Friday morning.
  — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 20 May 2025
• Many of the proceeds resulted from predawn raids at 16 residences last week.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
• Kerrigan’s father, a welder, drove a Zamboni to pay for her predawn practice time as a kid.
  — Bob Morris, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
• When the moon sets early in the morning or just after midnight, the sky will be black and ideal for viewing during the predawn hours.
  — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
• Finding people to hire for the predawn shifts hasn't been a problem, Amazon officials said.
  — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2022
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the best way to view the Perseids is to head out in the predawn hours.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2023
• For stargazers, that means the best time to catch the Quadrantid meteors will be in the predawn hours, astronomers say.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
• Gilley’s remains were found in Houston County in Wednesday’s predawn hours.
  — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 11 May 2023
• The best time to observe the Lyrids is in the predawn hours when the meteor shower's radiant is at its highest in the sky.
  — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
• This summer constellation rises to its highest point in the eastern sky in the predawn hours in mid-to-late April.
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2026
• These meteor showers are best viewed in the Northern Hemisphere during the night and predawn hours.
  — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
• How to maximize your chances The moon won't get in the way of your predawn meteor hunting, but city lights most certainly will!
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026
• The predawn hours of August 9 were unusually quiet.
  — Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
• The moon will be a waning crescent that won't rise until the predawn hours when the Geminid meteor shower should be at its peak.
  — Joe Rao, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025