daybreak

noun

day·​break ˈdā-ˌbrāk How to pronounce daybreak (audio)
: dawn

Examples of daybreak in a Sentence

I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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This directs the viewer’s gaze toward an unforgiving horizon, though just beyond its edge—daybreak. Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Early on Thursday mornings — just as daybreak’s hues of pink and orange illuminate the sky — the grounds of Mt. Zion Restoration Church transform into one of the largest hubs of resources for low-income and unhoused people in Gaston County. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025 By daybreak on Monday, snow is expected to fall across the Mid-Atlantic region and continue through the day. Amy Graff, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 At daybreak on a misty-blue Wednesday, a herd of cows and bulls are horseplaying on a South Florida prairie when a tractor roars to life, hoisting in its jaws a hay bale as golden as the sun. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daybreak

Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daybreak was in 1530

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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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daybreak

noun
day·​break -ˌbrāk How to pronounce daybreak (audio)

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