daybreak

Example Sentences

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When signals resumed before daybreak some 10 hours later, the bulk carrier was far south of the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around 70 people braved the cold to queue outside the West Kowloon court at daybreak, while dozens of journalists gathered outside the building's entrance.

From Barron's

For three days we walked through the nights, stopping at daybreak to dig a new hiding spot to sleep away the day.

From Literature

My lake friends came to the island every day at dusk and swam around till daybreak.

From Literature

By daybreak, an uneasy calm overtook the city of more than 3 million.

From Los Angeles Times