as in sunrise
the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says
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Recent Examples of daybreak
The kids were up at daybreak, congregating beneath the parachute, having already swung on the rope swing, picked on one another, cried a little, and gotten into a cooler of sodas.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Drier but windier Sunday Once the rain comes to an end by Saturday night, skies should clear out by daybreak on Sunday.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Precipitation should end by daybreak on Saturday.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
At daybreak, a park ranger heard Paul’s call for help.
—Christina Kovac, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Drier but windier Sunday Once the rain comes to an end by Saturday night, skies should clear out by daybreak on Sunday.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Precipitation should end by daybreak on Saturday.
—Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
At daybreak, a park ranger heard Paul’s call for help.
—Christina Kovac, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for daybreak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daybreak
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Team building began Friday at sunrise, when players gathered at the SDSU practice fields to begin nine weeks of winter workouts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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New snow totals were expected after sunrise.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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The college reported a count of 8,364 students enrolled for academic credit on the 11th day of classes during the 2025 spring semester.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rooney went on record a few days earlier to say the door is open for a return.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since the dawn of time, English teachers have instructed students to avoid cliché.—
Katie Kadue,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Goodarzi’s arraignment, which was scheduled for Tuesday morning, was continued to Thursday, the DA’s office confirmed.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Her shining brown curls are carefully arranged each morning, tied up with pink ribbon, festooned with flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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On the morn of Liberation Day, Trump called out four other Republican senators — Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell — for pushing back on his plan.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The light green safari shade is especially fun, or go for an aquatic vibe with the icy morn/sea wave two-combo.—
Rena Behar,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2023
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From the origins of the Yakuza, the dawning of chemical warfare, and FDR’s spy shops, the novel treks across World War II to the dawn of the Cold War.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The dawning of light in this actor’s eyes breathes life into the old tale.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daybreak. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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