How do you use the word "daybreak" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "daybreak" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "daybreak": We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train. I found the book so interesting that I kept on reading it until daybreak.

Daybreak Meaning

/ˈdeɪbɹeɪk/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

nameSurat Al-Falaq (Arabic: سورة الفلق) (Dawn, Daybreak), the 113th Sura of the Qur'an.

Sentence Examples

We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train.

I found the book so interesting that I kept on reading it until daybreak.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

morning dawn sunrise

Antonyms:

sunset

CEFR Practice Quiz

We woke up at ____ to watch the sunrise over the ocean.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We were roused at ____ by the whistle of a train.

Word Origin & History

From day + break.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Osnabrück, reached at daybreak, is a remarkable two-level station on the lines of Willesden Junction." — 1949 September and October, “The "Nord Express"”, in Railway Magazine, page 336:

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