Wondering how to use Dawned in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Dawned meaning
simple past and past participle of dawn
Using Dawned
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of dawn
- In the example corpus, dawned often appears in combinations such as: dawned on, it dawned, has dawned.
Context around Dawned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dawned
- In this selection, "dawned" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, realization, morning, immediately, voting, looking and somewhat stand out and add context to how "dawned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and it dawned on her and as 1983 dawned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dawned" sits close to words such as abate, aeronautics and affidavits, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dawned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Gradually, it dawned on me. (5 words)
Sports, too, were struggling in Las Vegas as 1983 dawned. (10 words)
Then it dawned on me that I'd been given this honor. (12 words)
But working my shovel into the heavy silt, it immediately dawned on me that “clean up” was much easier to talk about than do, and this would probably take months to accomplish. (32 words)
Three of their four new signings - midfielder Pierre Ekwah from West Ham, forward Isaac Lihadji from Lille, and Gelhardt - were already in situ when deadline day dawned, with only Anderson to follow. (32 words)
Plumer said that the magnitude of the tragedy dawned on her, especially when she understood that some of the remains the CMP was tasked with identifying belonged to children. (29 words)
Then she met the actress Sarah Bernhardt and it dawned on her: She looks younger! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
And it was when she took a module working with polymers that it dawned on her.
But budgets are tight, and a new era of fiscal austerity has dawned in Hollywood, with studios laying off thousands of employees and curtailing spending on content.
But working my shovel into the heavy silt, it immediately dawned on me that “clean up” was much easier to talk about than do, and this would probably take months to accomplish.
Gradually, it dawned on me.
In the days after my visit, it slowly dawned on me that perhaps Hopper’s paintings’ appeal lies in the fact that they’re meditative, reflective even.
It dawned on me that they had regrouped and were heading my way.
Plumer said that the magnitude of the tragedy dawned on her, especially when she understood that some of the remains the CMP was tasked with identifying belonged to children.
Saturday dawned with a three-way tie for first place in 5-5A between Rio Grande, Los Lunas and Albuquerque High.
Sports, too, were struggling in Las Vegas as 1983 dawned.
Then it dawned on me that I'd been given this honor.
Three of their four new signings - midfielder Pierre Ekwah from West Ham, forward Isaac Lihadji from Lille, and Gelhardt - were already in situ when deadline day dawned, with only Anderson to follow.
After months of waiting, June 11 dawned and with it, this hunter’s Christmas Day.
As the new century dawned, voting was put off for two more decades.
By the time 2024 dawned, looking at headlines had become a grimly emotive experience.
Her realization dawned as she matched the first two numbers on her ticket, eventually confirming all five winning numbers.
If they jumped, I would jump but I kept getting injured until it dawned on me that my sight was a limitation.
Saturday morning dawned somewhat clearer, particularly in Tallinn and over the north coast and islands, though rainshowers are persisting in the southern half of the country.
The motorcyclist’s initial confusion swiftly transformed into unbridled joy as the realization dawned upon him.
Then she met the actress Sarah Bernhardt and it dawned on her: She looks younger!
Thursday morning dawned relatively clear, save for in the west, where scattered showers remain, and to a lesser extent over the islands.
Common combinations with dawned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dawned on 41×
- it dawned 25×
- has dawned 9×
- morning dawned 4×
- dawned upon 4×
- dawned in 3×
- as dawned 3×
- century dawned 3×
- dawned with 2×
- day dawned 2×