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nounthe first appearance of daylight in the morning; dawn. Origin of daybreakFirst recorded in 1520–30; day + break Words nearby daybreakdaybeacon, daybed, day blindness, daybook, day boy, daybreak, day-by-day, day camp, day care, daycare centre, daycation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for daybreakConsider the controversy over Daybreak Ranger, a seemingly androgynous character. Is ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Immune to GamerGate Misogyny?|David Levesley|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST At daybreak, they borrowed a small sum of money from a passing family, then called their families from an Internet cafe. Abducted, Tortured, Indoctrinated: The Tale of a Teen Who Escaped ISIS|Yusuf Sayman|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST His illustration Daybreak was once the most reproduced work of art in the world. Newport’s Secret Norman Rockwells|William O’Connor|June 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST By daybreak, over 1,000 police and paramilitary men had moved into place to prevent more trouble. Mumbai on Edge With Shiv Sena Founder Bal Thackeray Ill|Dilip D’Souza|November 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As soon after daybreak as possible, monsieur, if that is convenient. In the Day of Adversity|John Bloundelle-Burton At daybreak you will bring Doa Clara to the camp, that I may myself deliver her to her father. The Trail-Hunter|Gustave Aimard It would be well to go on board now, for at daybreak we weigh anchor. The Brook Kerith|George Moore Shortly after daybreak on the 5th the Egyptian flag was hoisted over the town. The River War|Winston S. Churchill Soon after daybreak we heard a knock at the door, and the Town-Major, M. Joanns, was ushered in. The Span o' Life|William McLennan
British Dictionary definitions for daybreak
nounthe time in the morning when light first appears; dawn; sunrise Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to daybreakdawn, dawning, morn, aurora, morning, daylight, sunup, cockcrow, sunrise, dayspring, break of day, bright, first light, crack of dawn |