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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The Eaton fire was 45% contained as of Thursday morning, and the Palisades fire was 21% contained.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
He was jailed at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Friday morning.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The sushi restaurant had not returned a request for comment from The Sacramento Bee as of Friday morning.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Jupiter will shine with a silver-white luster in the evenings until June 3 and in the mornings from July 16 to Dec. 31.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
He was jailed at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Friday morning.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The sushi restaurant had not returned a request for comment from The Sacramento Bee as of Friday morning.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Jupiter will shine with a silver-white luster in the evenings until June 3 and in the mornings from July 16 to Dec. 31.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Morning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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