daystar

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 brighter day is dawning," cried the famed Horace Mann, "and education is its daystar."

From Time Magazine Archive

So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Such is the daystar of the word of truth and faithfulness, that hath dawned above the horizon of the pen of the Lord of all names.

From The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh by Bahá'u'lláh

Now from the shuttered east a silvery bar Shines through the mist, and shows the mild daystar.

From An Anthology of Australian Verse by Stevens, Bertram

When the owls cry and the crickets chirp, my wife leaves my bed, and until the daystar appears, I lie alone, torn with curiosity, to know where she is, and what she is doing.

From Welsh Fairy Tales by Griffis, William Elliot