break of day
Example Sentences
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For others, the break of day was like the atomic bomb test sequence in “Oppenheimer” — an irrevocable countdown leading to oblivion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
The album’s title doesn’t just refer to the break of day; it was her mom’s name, too.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
One train leaves at midnight, the other at the break of day.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2016
Then he returned to his hotel, camera crew in tow, presumably not to emerge until the next break of day.
From The Guardian ● May 1, 2016
‘Do you really mean to start before the break of day?’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
