bedside manner
noun
: the manner that a physician assumes toward patients
a doctor with a soothing bedside manner
broadly
: a person's manner in dealing with others
The good news for Coelho is that his problem is largely a matter of style, not substance. With a smoother bedside manner, friends and opponents agree, he could probably get the job done. —
Dana Milbank
Dana Milbank Examples of bedside manner in a Sentence
A number of patients have complained about the doctor's impersonal bedside manner.
a nurse with a warm bedside manner
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Flair’s heated promos alongside Stratton saw the veteran repeatedly cut off Tiffany, to the point where Stratton brought up Charlotte’s poor bedside manner in a backstage promo.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But her own bedside manner leaves something to be desired.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Here, journeyman actor Fiona Dourif — whose previous credits on the small screen have included Chucky, The Blacklist and The Purge — talks about playing a doc who turns heads for her bedside manner and the electronic bracelet around her ankle.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Raised in Beverly Hills, Chamberlain was a rather inexperienced actor when he was hired to play James Kildare, an earnest intern with terrific bedside manner — and the mentee of Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Raymond Massey) — on Dr. Kildare.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
But her own bedside manner leaves something to be desired.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Here, journeyman actor Fiona Dourif — whose previous credits on the small screen have included Chucky, The Blacklist and The Purge — talks about playing a doc who turns heads for her bedside manner and the electronic bracelet around her ankle.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Raised in Beverly Hills, Chamberlain was a rather inexperienced actor when he was hired to play James Kildare, an earnest intern with terrific bedside manner — and the mentee of Dr. Leonard Gillespie (Raymond Massey) — on Dr. Kildare.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bedside manner
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“Bedside manner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedside%20manner. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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