I am rarely inclined to rise before dawn, and the early morning hours are often the most productive.

A couple of times a week, he rises before dawn to play hockey in a senior league.

He rose many hours before dawn each day to learn and write.

She was soon aping his habit of rising before dawn.

It was the first time that I had ever risen before dawn without rushing off in a car or onto a trail.

Austin rose before dawn and went to the office.

Rising well before dawn, I made my way back there.

She would rise before dawn to work on a book she is writing about women in business.

They would rise well before dawn to get the day's baking started.

He rose before dawn and stumbled through the aisles of the forest.