dawning
Example Sentences
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“I hope it’s dawning on people, the sobriety of this moment,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Was he trying to escape the pressures of dawning fame?
From Los Angeles Times
In the way of many things born at an era’s dawning, “WTF with Marc Maron” reminds us that podcasting began with good intentions.
From Salon
One was the way Baker scampered off after his second win with a casual wave, an unconscious signal that it was dawning on him that the evening’s momentum might bring him back up there again.
From Los Angeles Times
“I didn’t realize I was in shock, but nothing would register in my mind. You know, until Thursday, it started dawning that, ‘Oh, my God, I lost everything.’
From Los Angeles Times
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