daylight

Example Sentences

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The strength of this signal showed that the sediment last saw daylight between 6,000 and 8,200 years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

As industrialization boomed across the world, time became standardized and systematized to meet the deadlines of false daylight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

And after this week, there is a growing possibility it could happen in full daylight with a roll call vote in the Senate.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Scotland's third try was the pick of the bunch, with replacement Scott plucking Meryl Smith's pinpoint kick from the air and effortlessly stepping Kayleigh Powell to put daylight between the scores.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Herold was a good enough navigator during the daylight, but not under cloak of darkness, and not haunted by the fear of capture.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson