dawn
Example Sentences
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Guards noticed the two men had fled from the Dijon prison before dawn.
From Barron's
It dawned on Mr Thompson that some of the advertised jobs simply didn't exist.
From BBC
Sunday dawned hot and clear at Bondi - not a cloud in the sky, the sun shining as the waves crashed onto the sand.
From BBC
A government statement said that prosecutions would be difficult due to the small size of cats and their tendency to be "most active at dawn or dusk".
From BBC
At Cold Comfort Farm “dawn crept over the Downs like a sinister white animal, followed by the snarling cries of a wind eating its way between the black boughs of the thorns.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
