dawning

Example Sentences

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For all of us wondering when an ugly time will fade, the moment will resonate like a cautious, dawning hope.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

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

This might be a dawning moment, when the golfing world realises that someone capable of winning a record-equalling 82 PGA Tour titles might not be the best qualified to shape its future.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Although their popularity waxes and wanes like everything else, stories inspired by biblical texts have had a consistent presence on TV and film since the industry’s dawning.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The new, hard problem will be to cope with the dawning, intensifying realization of just how interlocked we are.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas