Noun : Dawn broke over the valley. ,the dawn of civilization. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : The day dawned with a cloudless sky. ,The idea dawned on him. From Dictionary.com.
He faced her suddenly, and a new expression dawned in his eyes, as if he were only just awakening to the fact that she was beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [Winding Paths] Reference
A soft expression dawned in the young man's eyes as they sought the dim corner. From Wordnik.com. [Agatha's Husband A Novel] Reference
Slowly the notion dawned on him: a Sorceress of illusion did not have to make herself beautiful. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
He stared at me blankly; then, as the notion dawned on his fuddled brain, his face broke into the vacant drunkard's smile. From Wordnik.com. [The Thirty-Nine Steps] Reference
Meanwhile Sobakevitch listened with bent head; though something like a trace of expression dawned in his face as he did so. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Souls] Reference
Finally, the idea dawned on me that I should drop the idea of identifying the specific rules that tended to generate success. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
He stared at me blankly; then, as the notion dawned on his fuddled brain, his face broke into the vacant drunkard's smile. 25. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of the Spectacled Roadman] Reference
As Andy went out of the yard, the idea dawned upon the deacon that he had saved two cents, and his face was luminous with satisfaction. From Wordnik.com. [Only an Irish Boy Andy Burke's Fortunes] Reference
"It just kind of dawned on me that this is what I was meant to do," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Prohibition Fighter] Reference
` ` It just kind of dawned on us - I know it did on me anyway - that this is it. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Hockey - Florida vs. Carolina] Reference
And then it kind of dawned on me that he was asking me – like as in “date” kind of type asking. From Wordnik.com. [moschikat Diary Entry] Reference
And after a while, it just kind of dawned on us after the police showed up that it wasn't a joke anymore. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2006] Reference
So once I started singing it, then it kind of dawned on me oh, this is why this song has been covered so many times. From Wordnik.com. [Rosanne Cash Runs Down Her Father's 'List'] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Mr. FORBES: But, you know, as I was doing that it kind of dawned on me that there's something here. From Wordnik.com. [Sean Forbes Paves The Way For Deaf Musicians] Reference
And then, kind of dawned on us what was actually happening. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
But, then it kind of dawned on me that it was quite fascinating. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
"It kind of dawned on me that there may be a business opportunity here," he said. From Wordnik.com. [blogHOUSTON - THE STREAM] Reference
Then it "dawned" on me (har har!) that you were serious and I needed to be there. From Wordnik.com. [this woman's work] Reference
So it kind of dawned on me, as I said to Mila, 'Honey, I don't have anything to complain about.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
"I remember seeing a Rhonda Vincent CD in Wal-Mart one time, and then it kind of dawned on me," she says. From Wordnik.com. [NashvilleScene.com] Reference
He stared at me blankly; then, as the notion dawned on his fuddled brain, his face broke into the vacant drunkard’s smile. From Wordnik.com. [The Thirty-Nine Steps] Reference
September 11 dawned like many other school mornings. From Wordnik.com. [Letters: September 11 Remembered] Reference
Saturday morning dawned bleak and gray in Washington. From Wordnik.com. [The Day Kennedy Died] Reference
It dawned on me that we could use that big house behind us. From Wordnik.com. [My Inaugural Memories] Reference
But Canter leaped to prominence after the PC age dawned in 1984. From Wordnik.com. [Give The Idea A 90--If You Can Dance To It] Reference
The Year of the Dog has dawned in Asia -- and not just on the lunar calendar. From Wordnik.com. [The Year Of the Dog Spa] Reference
Gradually it dawned on Americans that the presidency had turned into a talk show. From Wordnik.com. [It's 1996--All The World's A Talk Show] Reference
As the blaxploitation era dawned, decent roles for fully clad black women dwindled. From Wordnik.com. [You Gotta Pay Respect] Reference
And it suddenly dawned on him how "for better or worse" just might apply to his team as well. From Wordnik.com. [Kobe: Thanks For Sharing] Reference
After talking to all the Houses, it finally dawned on me what their campaign is mostly about. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Family Feud] Reference
"That just kind of dawned on me one time, that that was the seventh place I'd been recording. From Wordnik.com. [dailytarheel.com - Serving the University community since 1893] Reference
But it dawned on scientists only recently-in the 1940s-that this pinball chaos hasn't stopped. From Wordnik.com. [THE SCIENCE OF DOOM] Reference
Thus when dawned this century of industrial sprawl, the climate was already warming on its own. From Wordnik.com. [A House Of Cards] Reference
Her struggles with her Pulitzer article: "" It dawned on me that I could simply make it all up. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Janet Redux] Reference
I became absolutely fascinated by their relationship and their collaboration, and it dawned on me that there was a novel there. From Wordnik.com. [David Leavitt Does the Math] Reference
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