daybreak

Example Sentences

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Edward would latch onto a tree a few hundred yards down river and hold tight until he was rescued at daybreak, a period that he described as a blur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Around 70 people braved the cold to queue outside the West Kowloon court at daybreak, while dozens of journalists gathered outside the building's entrance.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

But with daybreak has come a great sense of uncertainty here over what might happen next.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

On a normal cruise out of Florida, finding a free chair with a view of the ocean can be a fool’s errand, unless you’re willing to get up at daybreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

She slept until daybreak, saw that it was still snow­ ing, and dozed, off and on, through the white, wild day as the weasels and foxes did.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George