sunrise
- noun
- /ˈsʌnˌraɪz/
- We woke up early to watch the sunrise over the mountains.
- sunrise and sunset
- day begins at sunrise
- watch the sunrise
Each morning the holy ones arrive at sunrise with blessing songs.
- Each morning the holy ones arrive at sunrise with blessing songs.
- Sorry, when is the latest sunrise and when is the earliest sunset?
- We are the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise with the views of Manhattan.
- Was it the aesthetic sunrise swim of my TikTok dreams?
- What better way to keep you from getting angry before the sunrise with my bottle of coffee?
- And the caption was sometimes all you need is an NYC sunrise and some good pals.
Examples
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We're all out because we wanted to catch the sunrise and it looks epic.
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Now watch the sunrise before I disappear.
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Plus I witness a sunrise that I will never forget.
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I'll pick you up before sunrise, less wind to slow you down.
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On my way to the caves, I stop to watch the sunrise over the lake.
Academic text (2003) -
Each morning the holy ones arrive at sunrise with blessing songs.
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I wake at five and swim before sunrise in the amazing soft water inside the reef.
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Good morning, beautiful sunrise for our last breakfast in Dubai.
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We awakened at sunrise and were told that we were to run eight miles through the mountains and that if we made it, we were ready to start our new lives.
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Below the cloud layer, a slice of sunrise sparkled pink as fiberglass.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
The first light in the sky before the sun rises
The time in the morning when the sky starts to get bright
The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky
Very early in the morning when the sun first appears
The time when the first light appears in the morning
The time in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon
The first light of morning when the sun rises
The early part of the morning when people begin daily activities
The time very early in the morning when light first appears
The first light of morning when the sun begins to appear
First light in the morning when the sky begins to get bright
The first light of day when the sky begins to brighten
Very early morning when the first light comes
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Etymology
Sunrise is simply sun + rise, meaning the moment the sun 'rises' above the horizon and the day begins, so it names the start of the morning.