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• Friends say that, to this day, Mr. Warnock is dressed and shod at the crack of dawn.
  — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2021
• Some of us work better in the late hours than at the crack of dawn.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
• Get the errands done early and mow the lawn at the crack of dawn.
  — Joe Morgan, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• Some of the best catches were hooked at the crack of dawn this past week.
  — D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
• The next morning, CT wakes Big T up at the crack of dawn to train for the final.
  — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2021
• For some, that means getting up at the crack of dawn—or, more precisely, at 5 a.m. to jump-start the day.
  — Byalexa Mikhail, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2023
• Vasyl liked to get up at the crack of dawn and do a twenty-five-kilometre bike loop in the woods.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
• The neighbors are more bothered by Emilio’s rooster, whose crowing wakes them up at the crack of dawn.
  — Time, 28 July 2023
• Whoever said that waking up at the crack of dawn was key to success was wrong.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2022
• Nearly every weekday for the last 20 years, at the crack of dawn, some of the area’s top prospects have trained together.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 29 Apr. 2022
• Bandera now runs his own print shop, Product of L.A., while Barba still wakes up at the crack of dawn to garden with his dad.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2021
• Being awake at the crack of dawn after a night of screeching birds had its benefits, though.
  — Kristen De Groot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2023
• Everybody has a lot to do, but clearing leaves at the crack of dawn or while the sun sets is not the way to endear yourself to anybody on your block.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2021
• His long flat-bottomed vessel sealed off the only channel to a wood duck hole that was begging to be hunted at the crack of dawn.
  — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
• Just don’t be surprised if the neighborhood kids suddenly start showing up on your doorstep at the crack of dawn.
  — Elizabeth Kadar, Women's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
• Then, at the crack of dawn on the 10th — the day before the lunch — Williams passed on an insistent message from the president’s chief adviser and friend: think again! — do come!
  — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, National Review, 17 Nov. 2020
• The private chef often wakes up at the crack of dawn, perhaps making a pit stop at a local farm stand or fish purveyor.
  — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2022
• Today is Black Friday, a day when many Americans will wake up at the crack of dawn to crowd into stores and snag those once a year deals for Christmas.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2022
• Every morning, like clockwork, at the crack of dawn we are awakened by the gentle tapping of a pair of bushtits on our bedroom window.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2022
• Last Wednesday, around 500 people lined up at the crack of dawn – some having camped out overnight – to attend the grand opening of the latest American fast-food chain to hit town.
  — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
• Though the unofficial holiday is a time for huge sales, long lines at the crack of dawn and family fun, the rowdy event has a not-so-glamorous past.
  — Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2022
• Don’t start your itinerary at the crack of dawn, which is not ideal for late-rising teens or smaller children who want time to play before getting in the car.
  — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
• Thanks to the pandemic, there likely won't be the usual deal-seeking crowds lining up outside stores at the crack of dawn or pushing through crowded aisles.
  — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 29 Sep. 2020
• No rushing to four stores to find rare ingredients; no waking up at the crack of dawn to hit the farmers' market for heirloom vegetables.
  — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2023
• While waking up at the crack of dawn and rushing out to get a great deal on that 52-inch smart TV might seem appealing to some this Black Friday, others will be seeking to get far away from the madness.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 24 Nov. 2021
• Nature works in mysterious ways, and like clockwork (at the crack of dawn, no less), my uterus would wake up and choose violence—ruining my REM cycle (and my sheets) in the process.
  — Erin Parker, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2021
• Not wake up at the crack of dawn to take a hike With so many beautiful outdoor spaces in the Valley, a hike sounds like a nice, socially distanced activity.
  — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2020
• While waking up at the crack of dawn and rushing out to get a great deal on that 52-inch smart TV might seem appealing to some this Black Friday, others will be seeking to get far away from the madness outside.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Nov. 2020
• That means night owls are wired differently from people who seem to automatically wake up at the crack of dawn and nod off at an early hour.
  — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
• Even in public areas, someone squinting through binoculars at the crack of dawn at seemingly empty trees can throw off passersby.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024