dawning

Example Sentences

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Graham Burnett, a history professor at Princeton University, sees "the dawning of an authentic movement," similar to the birth of the environmental movement in the 1960s, which led to landmark environmental protections.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The dawning realization that the problems these men face aren’t failures at being men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The dawning of reality should be close at hand now for England players - 'maybe it's not you, Scotland, maybe it's us'.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Was he trying to escape the pressures of dawning fame?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

With Teller’s dawning realization that he might not be slotted in for the role of supreme authority at Livermore, his old habit of undermine-and-conquer returned.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik