sunrise

Example Sentences

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After weeks calling the agency only to get a recorded message, she woke before sunrise recently to wait in line at an Arizona Department of Economic Security office in south Phoenix.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

When you have more dust particles suspended high in the atmosphere, it can make our sunrise and sunsets more colourful.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Oh his ideal Sunday, Kenny Scharf would wake up before sunrise and get moving: swimming at Venice Beach, biking to his studio and hiking to one of the best views in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

On Thursday morning, traffic was already backed up on stretches of the Pacific Coast Highway before sunrise and the sidewalks along Wilshire Boulevard were no more devoid of pedestrians than is typical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He’d seen it a hundred times, coming early to this stretch of beach to watch the newly hatched turtles running into the sea at sunrise.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook