first light
Example Sentences
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Officers would remain at the site overnight, police said, with further searches resuming at first light on Tuesday.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The first light also sets an internal timer for melatonin to be produced again 14 hours later.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Shortly after picking up our dinner at Joan’s on Third, my friend started asking Lynda questions — first light questions like “Where are you from?” and “What do you do?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
As far as the science images goes, I thought the first light image which we have in detail that has never been published before is in there.
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024
“Done. Return an hour before first light, with your friends and your wines. Best to be under way whilst Volantis sleeps, so no one will ask us inconvenient questions about our destination.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
