crack of dawn
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
We’re introduced to him not as a thief, but as a doting father who wakes at the crack of dawn, tenderly lays his son in bed next to his sister, and heads off to work.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
It’s time for clear thinking as we sweep through all 23 categories, offering predictions, possible surprises and “snubs,” and a silent prayer that my alarm will sound before the crack of dawn Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024
When the early shifts at the Stock Yard ended midafternoon, those who’d arrived at the crack of dawn prepared to make their way home as usual.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
