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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However, Catherine was unimpressed by him going overboard — and ignoring the importance of bedside manner — in the clinic.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The therapist might explicitly express judgments about you to your face, which certainly makes sense in providing mental health guidance, though preferably done with a suitable bedside manner.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The therapist might explicitly express judgments about you to your face, which certainly makes sense in providing mental health guidance, though preferably done with a suitable bedside manner.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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
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 23 May. 2025.
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