dawning
Example Sentences
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He saw the awful truth of it dawning on her.
From Literature
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Now, there’s a dawning realization that these tools can do far more.
Her eyes get big and her brows go up-up-up, and I know a new thought is dawning on her.
From Literature
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The slowly dawning realization that this heavily tattooed white man named Teddy Swims was really going to pull off “Without You.”
From Los Angeles Times
Looking out at the city of Washington, tinged in a pinkish gold as the new day was dawning, I let out a deep sigh.
From Literature
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