1
a
: dawn
tossed and turned all night until morning finally came
b
: the time from sunrise to noon
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
c
: the time from midnight to noon
It was ten o'clock in the morning.
2
: a period of first development : beginning
The war started in the morning of his reign.
Examples of morning in a Sentence
She liked to get things done early in the morning.
I worked in the yard for part of the morning.
I saw him this morning, and I'll be meeting with him again tomorrow morning.
We have a meeting scheduled for 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.
On Sunday mornings I like to relax and read the newspaper.
She arrived on the morning of March 18.
the morning after a storm
It was early morning when I woke.
We sat around drinking coffee all morning.
We won't find out until morning.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The film has made it into 14 categories in the nominations, which were announced in Paris on Wednesday morning.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
Stock shares of Trump Media, DJT, jumped over 8 percent on Wednesday, reaching $33 per share at one point in the morning.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In an interview with conservation host Dana Loesch on Tuesday morning, DeSantis said his office was not involved in making any changes to the bill.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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