predawn
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of predawn
Example Sentences
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In a predawn raid on Dec. 6, 2023, fraud investigators and U.K.
There were no predawn hikes or multicity tours.
An attempted theft of copper wire on Tuesday led to a predawn barricade situation — inside a city manhole — authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times
He got out of bed quietly so he wouldn’t wake Aaron and crept down the hallway in the predawn light.
From Literature
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The sensitivity of the response to Maduro was evident in a predawn meeting two days after Maduro’s Jan. 3 capture.
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