Sentence examples for Ray of daylight from inspiring English sources

His mother, Ester, was the family's sole provider, working from early morning until the last ray of daylight sunk.

At home, our family, conscious of saving every penny, would not turn on a single lamp until the last ray of daylight had vanished.

He thought that the party was pretty much over by 1480, and that "the Venice of modern fiction and drama is a thing of yesterday, a mere efflorescence of decay, a stage dream which the first ray of daylight must dissipate into dust".

"If you're a farmer, you can't just go work an hour early, because you need the sunlight to see what you're doing, especially in those days," says David Prerau, author of "Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time". This was especially hard on dairy farmers, who would have to start milking cows in the dark to meet train schedules for delivery.

After WWI, the system first became US law in 1918, but American farmers soon "fought and defeated urban dwellers and President Woodrow Wilson and got DST repealed, returning the country to 'God's Time,'" according to David Prerau, author of Seize the Daylight: the Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving.

"It has several technical benefits as well," Dr. David Prerau, author of "Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time," explained during a phone interview.

Mara Bergman, editor of Daylight Saving by Edward Hogan My top tip for writers is: believe in yourself and in what you are writing.

Last rays of daylight over Vero Beach (Photo by Xaque Gruber).

Poetry by Eavan Boland: "The ratio of daylight to handwriting / Was the same as lacemaking to eyesight".

by Sharon Levy The ratio of daylight to handwriting Was the same as lacemaking to eyesight.

There are several funny exchanges between Nigel and Phil the cop, including a discussion of Cartier versus Carter watches and the revelation of Nigel's lifelong unawareness of daylight saving time.