Examples of 'shortly before dawn' in a sentence

Meaning of "shortly before dawn"

shortly before dawn - This phrase refers to the time just before the sun rises in the morning, typically a period of low light

How to use "shortly before dawn" in a sentence

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shortly before dawn
Shortly before dawn they found him.
They found them shortly before dawn.
Shortly before dawn this morning.
Tom left to go fishing shortly before dawn.
Shortly before dawn.
I had started driving shortly before dawn.
But shortly before dawn Courbet changed his mind and cancelled the landing.
I go to the lake shortly before dawn.
Shortly before dawn one morning, the.
I finally drifted off to sleep shortly before dawn.
The PAVN disengaged shortly before dawn on 1 January.
Wishes must be made under a cloudless night sky shortly before dawn.
The forest, shortly before dawn.
A furious battle raged until the post fell shortly before dawn.
The operation was planned to take place shortly before dawn in order to achieve surprise.

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As a compromise, the Sandstone detonations all took place shortly before dawn.
A rider arrived from the Eyrie shortly before dawn.
That will put him in Tallinn shortly before dawn.
A rider arriνed from the Eyrie shortly before dawn.
He reached Pembroke 's ships shortly before dawn.
A rider arrived from Eyrie, shortly before dawn.
About what time was that? Shortly before dawn.
The offensive began with an artillery barrage shortly before dawn on 16 December.

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