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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The right-left brain combination of bedside manner and biological detective needed in patient-facing medicine fits the natural philomath.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Once on the ground, Buxton's bedside manner takes over.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The show includes so many details about accommodating autism in a medical setting, as seen with Langdon’s bedside manner and particularly his request for Mel to turn down the lights.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
The Sussexes’ bedside manner was not well received by some inside the streamer.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
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Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Once on the ground, Buxton's bedside manner takes over.
—Conor Wight, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
The show includes so many details about accommodating autism in a medical setting, as seen with Langdon’s bedside manner and particularly his request for Mel to turn down the lights.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
The Sussexes’ bedside manner was not well received by some inside the streamer.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
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 18 Apr. 2026.
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