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Examples of nightshirt in a Sentence
preferred nightshirts over pajama sets
Recent Examples on the Web
This best-selling nightshirt is a whopping 57 percent off, bringing it down to just $35.
—Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Made in the most sumptuous 22mm Mulberry silk, and tailored in a way that turns a classic nightshirt into something surprisingly glamorous, elegant cuff piping and mother-of-pearl buttons make this a sleepwear dream.
—Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
How about this gorgeous, striped nightshirt that can pair with a sweet, organic cotton pajama set for her mini?
—Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Theo smoked the cigarette to the bitter end, flipped the butt into the grass, and brushed the ashes off the front of her nightshirt.
—Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Adults can choose between a two-piece long-john set or a warm and cozy two-piece flannel set, and women can also opt for a long nightshirt.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
Adults can also get a two-piece button-down set or an oversized women’s nightshirt.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
Styles range from a kids’ nightgown to a women’s nightshirt to a baby romper—and of course, traditional pajama sets for kids, men, and women.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper's Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1657, in the meaning defined above
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“Nightshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nightshirt. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
nightshirt
noun
night·shirt
-ˌshərt
: a nightgown resembling a shirt
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