1
: the light of day
2
: daytime
3
: dawn
4
a
: knowledge or understanding of something that has been obscure
began to see daylight on the problem
b
: the quality or state of being open : openness
5
6
: a perceptible space, gap, or difference
denied there was any daylight between the two governments' positions
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Examples of daylight in a Sentence
Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room.
As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes.
For pictures taken in daylight, use a different film.
We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall.
The accident happened just after daylight.
They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
Arizona and Hawaii don’t observe daylight savings, according to CBS.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2024
These trends will, of course, continue until daylight saving starts again in March.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
One is billed as a ‘daylight horror’ about a half-man, half-tiger rampaging in the shadows of Kuala Lumpur’s towering expansion.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Daylight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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