Examples of daybreak in a Sentence
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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Conditions in Pittsburgh on Saturday KDKA Weather Center Clear skies will kick off our evening, but clouds will increase by daybreak.
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Ray Petelin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
By daybreak, a new outpost had been established in the village.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The rushing water trapped the couple in a bedroom closet for eight hours with their two small terriers and three parrots until daybreak, when McEwan was able to flag down firefighters driving down their road.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Skilling’s forecast calls for temperatures of around 10 degrees at daybreak and a high of 21 in the afternoon.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Ray Petelin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
By daybreak, a new outpost had been established in the village.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
The rushing water trapped the couple in a bedroom closet for eight hours with their two small terriers and three parrots until daybreak, when McEwan was able to flag down firefighters driving down their road.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Skilling’s forecast calls for temperatures of around 10 degrees at daybreak and a high of 21 in the afternoon.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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daybreak
noun
day·break
-ˌbrāk 
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