daybreak

Example Sentences

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Edward would latch onto a tree a few hundred yards down river and hold tight until he was rescued at daybreak, a period that he described as a blur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

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 • Feb. 8, 2026

But with daybreak has come a great sense of uncertainty here over what might happen next.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

The next morning at daybreak she went to see the rats.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien