dawning
Example Sentences
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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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“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
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