Examples of daybreak in a Sentence
I always seem to wake up at daybreak, regardless of what the clock says.
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Then, at daybreak, she was driven to another camp, where a helicopter picked her up and took her to safety.
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (8 meters) on the river in only 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing away homes and vehicles.
—Brit Morse, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The raging flash floods — among the nation’s worst in decades — slammed into riverside camps and homes before daybreak Friday, pulling sleeping people out of their cabins, tents and trailers and dragging them for miles past floating tree trunks and automobiles.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The destructive fast-moving waters rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing away homes and vehicles.
—July 7, CBS News, 7 July 2025
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Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The destructive, fast-moving waters rose 26 feet (8 meters) on the river in only 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing away homes and vehicles.
—Brit Morse, Fortune, 7 July 2025
The raging flash floods — among the nation’s worst in decades — slammed into riverside camps and homes before daybreak Friday, pulling sleeping people out of their cabins, tents and trailers and dragging them for miles past floating tree trunks and automobiles.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
The destructive fast-moving waters rose 26 feet in just 45 minutes before daybreak Friday, washing away homes and vehicles.
—July 7, CBS News, 7 July 2025
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“Daybreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daybreak. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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daybreak
noun
day·break
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