crack of dawn
Example Sentences
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They don’t leave until the crack of dawn.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
Around the crack of dawn, a line begins forming at a strip mall in Hyattsville, Maryland, as residents ranging from students to delivery workers and federal contractors wait to sign up for food assistance.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
Some shoppers say they got up at the crack of dawn to wait outside their local branches of the coffee chain, only to find they were too late.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Like when I say I sleep in late, that’s 6:30 or 7 a.m. because I like to get up at the crack of dawn.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
The next day, at the crack of dawn, the old man was opening his toy booth when Hugo approached.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
