before dawn
Example Sentences
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Working from before dawn until midnight, farmers Nikoletta Pajsan Nagy and Laszlo Pajsan fought Europe's driest summer ever to save their red pepper harvest in Hungary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The best time to look is generally after midnight and before dawn, when Leo is higher in the sky.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
These were officials from the International Testing Agency, and they were there before dawn to carry out a highly unusual doping control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
That came later, and quieter, when I finally showed up before dawn and did the actual work where no one was filming.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
“The train will be ready before dawn, though it would be better if you could come earlier than that. Leaving can get a bit...complicated.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
