1
a
: dawn
tossed and turned all night until morning finally came
b
: the time from sunrise to noon
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
c
: the time from midnight to noon
It was ten o'clock in the morning.
2
: a period of first development : beginning
The war started in the morning of his reign.
Examples of morning in a Sentence
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I worked in the yard for part of the morning.
I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.
We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.
She arrived on the morning of March 18.
the morning after a storm
It was early morning when I woke.
We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
We won't find out until morning.
Recent Examples on the Web
There will be no newsletter tomorrow morning.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The next morning, his kid skipped practice.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In all, Israeli troops killed eight Red Crescent paramedics, six other emergency responders from the Civil Defense, and a United Nations worker who happened to drive by later that morning, according to the Red Crescent and the Civil Defense.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article With contract negotiations looming, San Diego County union workers held a rally Saturday morning on the west side of the County Administration Center.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The next morning, his kid skipped practice.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
In all, Israeli troops killed eight Red Crescent paramedics, six other emergency responders from the Civil Defense, and a United Nations worker who happened to drive by later that morning, according to the Red Crescent and the Civil Defense.
—Vivian Yee, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article With contract negotiations looming, San Diego County union workers held a rally Saturday morning on the west side of the County Administration Center.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for morning
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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