How to Use daybreak in a Sentence

daybreak

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  • I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
  • Cloudy, then gradual clearing toward daybreak, with a low around 32.
    — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
  • But foals need to be able to move with the herd at daybreak.
    — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 15 May 2021
  • By daybreak, the Oakridge Ranger Station had burned to the ground.
    — New York Times, 26 May 2022
  • For those in the southwestern part of the state, the snow will start at daybreak.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Democrats were still marching to the floor at daybreak.
    — Orange County Register, 17 Feb. 2017
  • At daybreak, David and Michal went upstairs to wake Ruthi with the news.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Under gray clouds, daybreak brought an end to the rain and gave a kind of breezy, in-your-face freshness to the day.
    — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Toward daybreak, the snow will change to sleet and freezing rain.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • People all around the world will get up before daybreak, and make their way to church.
    — Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Surface plugs work well near bait pods at daybreak for trout and reds.
    — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 15 July 2018
  • The lockdown will start at daybreak Saturday and last until the end of the month.
    — Fox News, 8 Nov. 2020
  • In that video is the scene of Grigsby at the lighthouse at daybreak, alone and singing about his own resilience.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2021
  • At daybreak, the cranks pull the ring back up to the surface to soak up sunlight and carbon dioxide.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The arrived at their spot before daybreak and stayed for most of the day, deep-dropping their baits over 1,000 feet to the ocean floor.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2023
  • After daybreak, video from a 6ABC drone showed the fire had destroyed the entire roof of the building.
    — Joseph A. Gambardello, https://www.inquirer.com, 4 June 2019
  • By daybreak, a foot of water had flooded the house, and the toilet wasn’t flushing.
    — Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Its impact could be felt up to 30 miles away, and toxic plumes could be seen for miles by daybreak.
    — Greg Hanlon, PEOPLE.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The front will move through the area by daybreak Friday, forecasters said.
    — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 29 July 2021
  • Chau waited until the next morning, at daybreak, to try to get ashore.
    — Kai Schultz, The Seattle Times, 21 Nov. 2018
  • The peacocks likely went to roost for the night, and the search was halted until daybreak Thursday.
    — Fox News, 1 June 2018
  • Predawn dog walkers and beachcombers can find Mars high in the south before daybreak.
    — Blaine P. Friedlander Jr., Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Drabick said daybreak would show the extent of the damage and long-term potential for the blaze.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Through the halls and stairways of an empty palace just before daybreak, a serving boy brings news: The King is dead.
    — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Permits were required to leave and enter these gates, which opened at daybreak and closed at dusk.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The lockdown takes effect at daybreak on Saturday across the country and will last until the end of the month.
    — Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2020
  • At daybreak, Lopez noticed holes in the house that made her suspect gunfire.
    — Amy Gardner and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Showers should end by daybreak Monday, and gusty northwest winds should chase away the clouds.
    — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2020
  • China has yet to move forward; dark night Waits its daybreak.
    — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 30 Sep. 2017
  • More workers were expected to join the effort at daybreak today.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024

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