How to Use daylight in a Sentence

daylight

noun
  • We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall.
  • Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room.
  • They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.
  • For pictures taken in daylight, use a different film.
  • The accident happened just after daylight.
  • As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes.
  • This deal is as clear as daylight.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The house did not look so bad in the daylight.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When does daylight daving time end this year?
    — Rosie Colosi, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That's nine months of post-work daylight!
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The daylight felt brighter there.
    — Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Walk in from the daylight, walk out to the late night.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The raid is at least the third to take place in daylight this year.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023
  • What would Mars look like in daylight?
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Men have even been snatched from their cars or the streets in broad daylight.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Austin will see just over 10 hours of daylight.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Austin will see just over 10 hours of daylight.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Austin will see just over 10 hours of daylight.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Austin will see just over 10 hours of daylight.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Double glass doors help fill the area with daylight.
    — New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2026
  • They could be seen emerging from the graves in broad daylight.
    — Ben Okri, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Why is there more daylight in the summer?
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
  • When are the time changes for daylight saving time?
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
  • When are the time changes for daylight saving time?
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Which health risks are tied to daylight saving time?
    — Hali Smith march 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The daylight hours will be mainly dry.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But now, with daylight waning, the terns need to head south.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Here's what to know about daylight saving time this year.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Here's what to know about daylight saving time this year.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Here's what to know about the end of daylight saving time this year.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024

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