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Examples of daybreak in a Sentence
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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Caro got that image the same way by showing up at daybreak himself.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
Rescue crews arrived around daybreak Sunday as the water receded.
—Walter Berry and Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, fog is expected to develop through daybreak Friday, especially in river valley areas.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Firefight in Tehama County By daybreak, hills on both sides of the roadway were completely burned over and smoldering.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 July 2024
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First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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daybreak
noun
day·break
-ˌbrāk
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