dawning
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.
A new era of Cardinals baseball is dawning.
From Washington Post
A peace mentality, most acute in Germany, has given way to a dawning awareness that military power is needed in the pursuit of security and strategic objectives.
From New York Times
There was no dad in postgame car rides, only Coach, and his son would shut down more often, the reason not dawning on Barnes until his wife told him he had to be both.
From Los Angeles Times
I experienced a similar dawning of awareness when writing my own memoir of my father’s decline.
From Washington Post
Except maybe with the dawning realization that your friend has gone the way of so many friends, down a path that reveals more about how you differ than about what you share.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.