before dawn

Frequency: 7.28.1 per million words

in the period preceding sunrise

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Examples (10)

  • They left before dawn.
  • The soldiers launched the attack just before dawn.
  • He always wakes up before dawn to meditate.
  • The air is cold and still in the hour before dawn.
  • We need to start our hike long before dawn to reach the summit by noon.
  • The fishermen were already at the docks well before dawn.
  • Many birds start their morning chorus shortly before dawn.
  • She was already working at her desk before dawn.
  • We will have to be on the road before dawn tomorrow.
  • The streets are eerily quiet in the moments before dawn, only to burst into life with the first light.