The happy thought has dawned on us that life right here in Manhattan could be comfy indeed if one just had the proper apartment.

It was then that the thought first dawned upon me.

A new thought had dawned on Nero as he listened to this: he was playing host to a madman!

A brilliant thought suddenly dawned upon me.

Another horrid thought suddenly dawned on him.

The same thought dawned on all three boys at the same time.

Somewhere within his numbed mind an incredible thought was dawning.

He was about to signal for transport when the same troubling thought dawned on him and Tom at the same time.

The thought of a distinction between direct and indirect perception never dawned upon Collier.

She was almost off the bridge when the thought dawned on her and she turned back.