sunrise
Example Sentences
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Forbidden to go to the forest, she flew there in the thin light of the sunrise, before Leonor was awake.
From Literature
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We were once at some lakeside hotel in Switzerland, and she went in at sunrise.
From Literature
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Outside, the sky burned neon pink and orange, the kind of L.A. sunrise that’s beautiful even if it’s born from smog.
From Los Angeles Times
Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with people in tactical gear streaming from a bland office building.
From Los Angeles Times
When I wake up, the world is softly lit by the sunrise, and the snow glows almost pink.
From Literature
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