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.
Recent Examples on the Web According to the National Weather Service in Wilmington, fog is expected to develop through daybreak Friday, especially in river valley areas. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024 Firefight in Tehama County By daybreak, hills on both sides of the roadway were completely burned over and smoldering. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 July 2024 Day 1 Morning and afternoon Wake up well before dawn and make your way through a thicket of forests buzzing with cicadas to view the beautiful spectacle of daybreak lighting up the skies above the corn-cob spires of Angkor Wat. Chaitali Patel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2024 The computer systems that track emergency calls and help send out life-saving crews went down Thursday night for most cities around the Valley, causing dispatchers to fall back to paper and pen until daybreak. Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for daybreak 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

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daybreak

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

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