How to Use sunrise in a Sentence

sunrise

noun
  • We watched the sunrise from the beach.
  • We were up before sunrise.
  • Misty nights made clear in sunrise.
    — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • What’s the best sunrise alarm clock to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • An overnight south wind turns to come from the north around sunrise.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 2 July 2022
  • Wake up and feel amazed by a sunrise that will take away your breath.
    — Hannah N Seligson, Town & Country, 25 July 2021
  • The sunrise has made the mountains glow pink and gold.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The way the desert seems to hold its breath before sunrise.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The front porch is the perfect spot to see the sunrise.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The first prayer is before sunrise and the last one is at night.
    — Amanda Hari, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Get up for a gorgeous sunrise and find starfish among the waves.
    — Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 29 June 2026
  • Some had claimed their spots long before sunrise.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
  • Each site is free to use, and open from sunrise to sunset.
    — Hali Smith june 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 June 2026
  • Most parks keep sunrise to sunset hours.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • Wind chills will be in the 20s late at night, through sunrise.
    — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Get out there right after sunrise.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Just to watch wildlife and be out and to watch the sunrise and watch the sunset.
    — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The sunrise turned the scene golden.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The sunrise is Penang, Malaysia.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset and is open to dogs.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Stay overnight in a cabin or tent and wake to the golden sunrise.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Most of us start well before sunrise and finish in the dark of night.
    — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The heat was there before the sunrise had opened the showdown.
    — Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Not bad for someone who hadn’t seen the course until sunrise.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Soukana’s rooftop bar and lounge is a great place to flop down and take in the sunrise or sunset.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • Again, predictable as the sunrise.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 10 June 2026
  • Winds from the south and southwest will keep us pretty mild through sunrise.
    — Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Most areas will be open from sunrise to sunset.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But who sits around and enjoys cocktails at sunrise?
    — David Caraccio march 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The mules head out right at sunrise with two packers each leading a string of five mules.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023

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