before dawn

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In the San Joaquin Valley, meteorologists are urging people to walk their dogs before dawn or after dusk, and to avoid walking them on asphalt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Instead, I woke before dawn, as I had done every day for months, and walked the short distance to the hospital.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

That involves “rising before dawn to begin the day with liturgical prayer and returning to church periodically during the day for further prayer together.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Foreign ministers from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan gathered before dawn Thursday in Riyadh for talks aimed at finding a diplomatic off-ramp to the war in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Just before dawn, at a lull in the screaming wind, I heard the wolf sounds again, the sounds I had heard at Skwentna.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell