first light
noun
: the time when light is first seen in the morning : dawn
She was up at first light.
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Perry asked anyone who was able to help search for the missing plane to rally at first light on Monday.
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
The search for the missing individuals quickly expanded and became a multi-agency effort, kicking off at night and continuing at first light the following morning.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Search efforts resumed at first light the next day, the agency said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
This great white egret took off into the first light of a spring morning.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
The search for the missing individuals quickly expanded and became a multi-agency effort, kicking off at night and continuing at first light the following morning.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Search efforts resumed at first light the next day, the agency said.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
This great white egret took off into the first light of a spring morning.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first light
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“First light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20light. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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