How to Use dawn in a Sentence

dawn

1 of 2 verb
  • They waited for the day to dawn.
  • A new age is dawning.
  • The padel idea dawned soon after.
    — Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But the young nation was dawning a new age.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Many of them dawn custom paint jobs and chrome details.
    — Zach Jaworski, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Hark, the age of the non-car form of transportation has dawned.
    — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 1 June 2018
  • There is a symbolic sense that a new day is dawning in the old town.
    — Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, 19 July 2019
  • Daylight dawned over a grim scene near an amusement park south of Tehran.
    — USA Today, 11 Jan. 2020
  • That most of these movies end with their antiheroes jailed or dead never dawns on them.
    — Pam Grady, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 2018
  • But in the era of space travel now dawning, far more of us are destined to join them.
    — CBS News, 20 July 2019
  • When Sunday dawned, the fog lifted.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • His talent dawns slowly even on experts.
    — Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Sunday morning dawned with a high overcast.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • As my exit visa failed to materialise, my naivety dawned on me.
    — The Economist, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Saturday will dawn with a chilly but dry morning, along with a blend of clouds and sunshine.
    — David Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Without your bravery and persistence, this new day would not have dawned.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • For the first time in this Triple Crown series, race day dawned sunny and dry.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2018
  • Morning dawned crisp and cold, weather that seemed to promise success.
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2018
  • His dawning awareness of others around him imbues him with a kind of heroism.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Sunday dawned sunny and clear with blue skies and little wind, allowing the climb to go ahead.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The following morning dawned clear and cold — ideal for our return run.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Christmas morning will dawn with a low of 58 and a sunny high of 78.
    — Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2019
  • As Monday dawned, the mood in financial markets was grim.
    — Denitsa Tsekova, Bloomberg, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Then realization dawned, and a smile, tentative at first, spread across his face.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
  • But part of the movie’s oddness is that something so obvious should dawn on him so suddenly.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2022
  • But now the man with the rifle was back; a new political era had dawned in Russia.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 July 2023
  • In the end, letting someone go is never easy, even in the dawning age of mass remote layoffs.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The day has dawned and the weather proves conclusively that God is a monarchist.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • The day dawned with rumors that the couple might have already said their vows ahead of the big event in New York.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • In June, 1952, Ebony announced that a new era was dawning.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025

dawn

2 of 2 noun
  • Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.
  • Bugling for mates at dawn and dusk.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Bugling for mates at dawn and dusk.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Bugling for mates at dawn and dusk.
    — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Trails will be open from dawn to dusk.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Then up at dawn to do it all over again.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Some places feel old enough to have seen the first dawn.
    — John Noakes, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Try top-water lures at dawn or dusk.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Look low in the east before dawn.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • How does that dawn begin to rise?
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Try top-water lures at dawn and dusk.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Start at dawn to have the trail to yourself.
    — Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Avoid hiking at dusk, dawn or at night.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Use top-water lures at dawn and dusk for black bass.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Its hours are from dawn to dusk every day of the year.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Try top-water lures at dawn, dusk and cloudy days for black bass.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • On Sunday, all four of us woke up at dawn.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Don't hike at dawn, dusk, or at night, when bears are most active.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Don't hike at dawn, dusk, or at night, when bears are most active.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • Crappie feed in low light, so the best times to fish are at dawn and dusk.
    — Don Wirth, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Eleven hours into my night shift, the fleshy light of dawn fans out from the room.
    — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026
  • The park is free to visit and open daily from dawn to dusk.
    — Matt Kirouac, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026
  • And with the dawn of spring comes the urge to change things up, just like nature does.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Feb. 2026
  • That was the darkness before the dawn.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • The dawn goddess asked for too little.
    — Gilberto Lopes, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Bambaataa’s story goes back to the dawn of hip-hop.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Look low in the east-northeast before dawn.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The equal-time rule was conceived at the dawn of the broadcast age.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Since the dawn of dinner, food fads have formed, and fizzled.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • In spring, birds tend to vocalize most around dawn and dusk.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025

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