mornings
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of mornings
First recorded in 1610–20
Example Sentences
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I like to keep my mornings short and simple.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“But he said no cows. He might have been traumatized by the early mornings and milking twice a day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
For employees at a Dell Technologies office, mornings used to start with a tiny dose of joy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
In the mornings, Christine eagerly awaits the brightly colored, highly vocal birds swooping into their garden, whooping their greetings before flying off into the junglelike foliage.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Hal and Jim met with a tutor in the mornings as they prepared for the beginning of classes at Williams College in September.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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