: a story read or recounted to someone (such as a child) at bedtime
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Siblings Guinevere and Ennis came of age in their mother Edith Sharpe’s popular Ninth City fantasy series, their fictional adventures other kids’ bedtime stories.—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 Active duty soldiers can record themselves reading bedtime stories and other children’s books.—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025 What once struggled at the box office became a generational heirloom, passed down like a favorite bedtime story, reminding us that sincerity is not something to outgrow.—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025 Mommy has to read the bedtime story.—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
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