How to Use daylight in a Sentence
daylight
noun- We could see daylight through the cracks in the wall.
- Open up the curtains and let some daylight into the room.
- They said there was no daylight between the two governments' positions.
- For pictures taken in daylight, use a different film.
- The accident happened just after daylight.
- As daylight fades into darkness, everyone returns to their homes.
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The raid is at least the third to take place in daylight this year.
— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 8 Mar. 2023 -
But the sky is full of daylight, and these tracks were some of the busiest in the world.
— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023 -
That’s the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight.
— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2024 -
Despite the heat and daylight, the band found its second wind in the back half of the set.
— Caryn Rose, Variety, 3 May 2024 -
Here's what to know about the end of daylight saving time in 2024.
— Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2024 -
Here's what to know about the end of daylight saving time 2024.
— Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024 -
The summer solstice is the day with the longest daylight hours of the year.
— Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 June 2024 -
Enjoy the long daylight hours and use care on any slopes.
— John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023 -
Here's what to know about the end of daylight saving time this year.
— Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024 -
As the daylight waned, just a few birds lingered, surveilling for snacks.
— Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023 -
The farm is open from daylight to dark seven days a week.
— Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 May 2023 -
The vibrant minty-lime hue doesn't just glow in daylight.
— Marci Robin, Allure, 10 July 2023 -
They could be seen emerging from the graves in broad daylight.
— Ben Okri, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 -
In the daylight, a nurse takes my blood for the fourth time in my hospital stay.
— Devin Kelly, Longreads, 26 Jan. 2023 -
On the last Friday of daylight time, the light seemed to leave the sky without the fanfare that might have been hoped for.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023 -
The city will receive 12 hours and 2 minutes of daylight that day.
— Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024 -
And make sure to get out in the daylight when the sun is out, to boost melatonin production.
— House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023 -
When the length of daylight the body is exposed to each day changes, the cells and neurons within the SCN evolve and change.
— Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 Sep. 2022 -
In the daylight, Mr. Hines returned to the forest with a shovel.
— Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 19 May 2024 -
The shift to daylight time causes sleep loss only once a year.
— Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 -
That suit was not for broad daylight or early in the morning.
— Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023 -
Even so, the trip could have been even faster with higher speeds on dry roads or in daylight.
— Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Most Americans will turn their clocks back one hour on Sunday at 2 a.m. for daylight saving time.
— Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 -
These trends will, of course, continue until daylight saving starts again in March.
— Addy Bink, The Hill, 2 Nov. 2024
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