sunup

[ suhn-uhp ]

noun

1. sunrise, especially the time of sunrise.

sunup

/ ˈsʌnˌʌp /

noun

1. another name (esp US) for sunrise

Word History and Origins

Origin of sunup¹

1705–15, Americanism; sun + up, on the model of sundown

Example Sentences

Laid up in a frigid L.A. apartment with a nasty case of bronchitis, glued to cable news from sunup to midnight, I spent countless hours before, during and after election day 2020 watching wonks like MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki and CNN’s John King and Phil Mattingly dissect turnout: early and day-of, in-person and mail-in, not only in the swing states that decided the outcome, but also the swing districts, the swing precincts.

From Los Angeles Times

Taking part while going without food and water from sunup to sundown made things harder.

From New York Times

On Telegram in July, he wrote “#WeThePeople are going to be checking on all of you and the entire election system from top to bottom, start to finish, sunup to sundown.”

From Washington Times

On Telegram in July, he wrote “#WeThePeople are going to be checking on all of you and the entire election system from top to bottom, start to finish, sunup to sundown.”

From Seattle Times

Coaches joke that Moore lives in the practice facility, in before sunup and out after sundown.

From Los Angeles Times