crack of dawn
Example Sentences
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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
You’ve probably seen them in your neighborhood, on power-walking pros out and about at the crack of dawn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2025
At the crack of dawn, I’m picked up at my hotel by Maximiliano Valdivieso, a guide who will take me to Mylodon cave located outside the city.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024
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
I’ve never understood those movies that show families up at the crack of dawn, all cheerful because, “Yay, Christmas!”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
