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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Robert is an accomplished but headstrong gastroenterologist whose demeanor makes Martin’s prickly bedside manner seem warm by comparison.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Behind his tough exterior is a soft, empathetic leader, a doctor with a vulnerable and impeccable bedside manner, and a man wading through trauma in real time.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Amy doesn't remember her colleagues or former patients at work, who haven't forgotten her harsh bedside manners.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent medical practice research reinforces this: Doctors with better bedside manner are sued less often, regardless of technical skill.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Behind his tough exterior is a soft, empathetic leader, a doctor with a vulnerable and impeccable bedside manner, and a man wading through trauma in real time.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Amy doesn't remember her colleagues or former patients at work, who haven't forgotten her harsh bedside manners.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent medical practice research reinforces this: Doctors with better bedside manner are sued less often, regardless of technical skill.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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