How to Use sunrise in a Sentence

sunrise

noun

• We watched the sunrise from the beach.
• We were up before sunrise.
• The cast and crew worked from 9 p.m. to sunrise, and the project was shot in 28 days.
  — Jennifer E. Mabry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• Look for them in the east in the hour or so before sunrise.
  — Doyle Rice, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2024
• Campers can be close to the water, watch the sunrise and sunset and listen to the sound of the waves.
  — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 14 May 2024
• The sisters were headed to the Grand Canyon to see the sunrise when the crash happened.
  — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2022
• Stay overnight in a cabin or tent and wake to the golden sunrise.
  — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• If the sunrise doesn’t wake you up in the morning, the chirping birds are there to ease you out of bed.
  — Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
• He was found at sunrise, in an alley on the city’s South Side, with his head bashed in.
  — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
• Much of the brick facade was seen lying in the street after sunrise.
  — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2024
• Paddle out just before dawn and watch the sunrise from the water.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• Turkeys fly up in the evenings around sunset and fly down in the morning near sunrise.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2023
• The stars receded, and sunrise, with its hints of pink and blue, began to break.
  — Latria Graham, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
• The sunrise would soon follow and, with it, the end of the day for Lee and Galvan, who drove home and prepared for the start of a new night.
  — Hau Chu, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022
• Runners in a park in front of the city skyline at sunrise in Sydney.
  — Alice Uribe, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
• The scene begins on the beach as the final five greet the new day, complete with a gorgeous sunrise.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 23 May 2024
• The mules head out right at sunrise with two packers each leading a string of five mules.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
• Freezing rain is a good bet through sunrise, with plain rain more likely south and east of the city.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022
• The best time for viewing the shower will be at 3 a.m. just a few hours before sunrise.
  — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2023
• Get the utilities turned on, clean the windows, open the windows, greet the sunrise, set up his bed. . . .
  — Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Many climbers scale the volcano at night in hopes of catching a glimpse of the sunrise from the summit, according to the Times.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
• Surfers flocked to the waves at sunrise as people used those hours to exercise as well.
  — Emily Kask, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
• A couple of showers could pass by late night into the sunrise zone.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• In the first photo shared, the proud dad and his boys can be seen admiring the sunrise out their window.
  — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
• In the first photo shared, the proud dad and his boys can be seen admiring the sunrise out their window.
  — Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
• Where to Stay One of the most magical ways to take in the island’s essence is to wake up early to catch the sunrise on the water.
  — Margot Mazur, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2024
• Breezes from the west and southwest will be near calm levels closer to sunrise.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
• My last day began with a view of the salar again — not under the sun’s glare this time, but under the gentle cloak of sunrise.
  — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
• Flags on state buildings will remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Monday, according to the governor's office.
  — Tony Holt, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
• Hunting hours during both segments begin 30 minutes before sunrise and end 30 minutes after sunset.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024