Predawn

Now days when I put on the muffs in predawn darkness suddenly can hear crickets chirp and distant turkeys gobble. ❋ Unknown (2008)

To avoid this, the crew works in predawn darkness, hoping their work survives until the "circus" arrives. ❋ Unknown (2002)

A Libyan government spokesman called the predawn attack by at least two guided bombs a futile attempt on Col. ❋ Charles Levinson (2011)

A Libyan government spokesman called the predawn attack with at least two guided bombs a futile attempt on Col. ❋ Richard Boudreaux (2011)

Even though I attended UNC-Chapel Hill I rarely missed the all-night "predawn" concerts in A&T's Moore Gymnasium. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Twenty-seven others were reported wounded in the predawn airstrikes. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the early predawn hours of Saturday morning, Tomioka authorities decided to evacuate the shelter where Mr. Hayashi had been working and send the refugees to a shelter in Kawauchi, further inland. ❋ Yoree Koh (2011)

Some are first-timers, who have risen early in the predawn darkness for weekday mileage, and gutted out weekend long runs to stretch their endurance. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

Approximately half the hostages were slain during the predawn hours, while the remaining half were released after being beaten and tortured. ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

NATO helicopters killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and wounded 14 more in a predawn raid on a checkpoint in Mohmand, a tribal region on the border with Afghanistan, Pakistan's military said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Huddled on a barge and shivering in the predawn December fog, the dignitaries watched as the cage doors were opened and the animals, which had been dipped in phosphorous to make them easier to track, were dropped into the water. ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

A group of 24 NCRI members and supporters was put under formal investigation in 2003 after a predawn sweep against the dissident movement's headquarters near Paris. ❋ David Gauthier-Villars (2011)

In the predawn strike on the Galaxy Sky compound in Paktia province, the Taliban killed security guards, engineers and laborers, said provincial government spokesman Rohullah Samon. ❋ Habib Khan Totakhil (2011)

Online and telephone preorders for the iPhone 4S began in the predawn hours on Friday, marking Apple's first major product launch since Chief Executive Tim Cook took the company's reins. ❋ Ian Sherr (2011)

I stepped out into the predawn and took the dogs for a walk through the fragrant morning mist. ❋ W. Michael Gear (2011)

ASWIRL OF WARM air flavored with the crisp smells of bacon, waffles, coffee, and cantaloupe washed over Teodoro Díon as he pulled open the door to Sunshine Waffles and walked inside, leaving the chilly predawn morning behind him. ❋ Adrian Phoenix (2011)

Twenty-seven others were reported wounded in the predawn airstrikes, which highlighted both NATO's growing pressure on Col. ❋ Richard Boudreaux (2011)