before bed

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: before going to sleep
The kids like to hear a story before bed.

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While some people claim fruit before bed can harm your health, there's no evidence to support this. Jillian Kubala, Health, 12 June 2025 Create an optimal sleep environment: Use blackout curtains, wear an eye mask, run a white noise machine and avoid electronic devices before bed to ensure restful sleep during daylight hours. Marco Buscaglia, Boston Herald, 19 May 2025 Winter doesn’t deny that some of the advice is truthful — falling asleep in a colder, darker room, for example, or engaging in a relaxing activity like reading before bed. Elise Devlin, New York Times, 19 June 2025 What about the junk food and sugar binge my kid had right before bed? Sari Hitchins, Parents, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for before bed

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“Before bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/before%20bed. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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