sunup

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When I explained this to a Muslim friend, he replied that it “kinda sounds like diet Ramadan”—which demands that Muslims go without food or drink from sunup to sundown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Coaches joke that Moore lives in the practice facility, in before sunup and out after sundown.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Once-near-empty streets are lined with cars from sunup to sundown, parked by true-crime addicts, serial killer aficionados and some people obsessed specifically with the Gilgo Beach murders.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2023

HAZELIP: Ellie has taught me that it’s very important to be at the right place at sunup and sundown so you can get the right light for that good picture.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

I thought about the day Gramps had us out there in the fields from sunup to sundown, bent over picking berries.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña