Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime stories
Noun
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Sadly, male readership of novels and short stories is at a historic low.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026 -
My novels are in a major key, but my short stories tend to be in a minor key.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As in his other novels, however, loose ends in many cases get tied up later on, and a seemingly chaotic tangle of yarns suddenly becomes cohesive.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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Karacasu Tekstil did its part, launching its Spinnovation collection of yarns that use half as much water and produce half as many carbon emissions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In the movies and in fairy tales, nobody was penalized for falling in love at first sight.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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People talk about the magic and the fairy tales of March.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The section offers audiences a snapshot of a national cinema shaped by diverse genres and storytelling traditions, from social drama to crime narratives.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the crowded forest of sports media—where talking heads build tidy little houses of straw narratives and stick-thin hot takes—there prowls a figure with a grin sharp enough to make the room uneasy.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Other prominent arsenic peaks, alongside major sulfate peaks, likely indicate major volcanic events that align with records of 13th century eruptions recorded in Greenland and Antarctic ice cores.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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The narrator’s terribly British father takes refuge from the emotional storms of his household by listening to jazz records in his office.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Bedtime stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20stories. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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