daybreak
Example Sentences
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By daybreak, residents were returning to their damaged homes to salvage some belongings before they collapsed completely.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
When signals resumed before daybreak some 10 hours later, the bulk carrier was far south of the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 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
J'ouvert, which means "daybreak" or "opening of the day" in French Creole, marks the start of the Carnival celebrations across the Bank Holiday weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
The next morning at daybreak she went to see the rats.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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