Daybreak has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train. | |
| 2. | I found the book so interesting that I kept on reading it until daybreak. | |
| 3. | The climbers awoke before daybreak. | |
| 4. | It was not till daybreak that he went to sleep. | |
| 5. | They left at daybreak from the base of the mountain. | |
| 6. | I've got 20 bucks that says we'll catch the escaped prisoners before daybreak. | |
| 7. | Tom awoke at daybreak. | |
| 8. | The whistle of the steam train woke us at daybreak. | |
| 9. | At daybreak it was still raining. | |
| 10. | Akebono was victorious eleven times as a yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo, and lost thirteen times. The Japanese name he chose means "daybreak." |