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Examples of daybreak in a Sentence
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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Tradition dictates that if Phil sees his shadow at daybreak and runs away, six more weeks of winter will follow.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Martial law lasted about six hours, as the National Assembly quickly voted to overrule the president, forcing his Cabinet to lift it before daybreak Wednesday.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
The one-hour delay will allow for morning bus routes to occur after daybreak, Gaston County Schools said in its announcement.
—Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
Shortly after daybreak, her phone suddenly lit up: María was calling.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined above
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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daybreak
noun
day·break
-ˌbrāk
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