bedtime story

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Recent Examples of bedtime story The bedtime story market is also getting more crowded. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025 Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time. Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025 As a bedtime story, Demerzel tells Day of her past names, like Chetter, Daneel, and Eto. Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025 It’s designed for deeper, more natural exchanges, whether that’s cooking with whatever’s in your fridge, troubleshooting why the dishwasher won’t drain or spinning up a personalized bedtime story. Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
  • This tracks with the film’s origin, a 19th-century Russian short story.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Allen is at work on several projects, including a novel called The Promise, a memoir in four volumes entitled Mother-Wit, a book of poems called No Borders, and the short story collection Try Me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At a time when our right to protest is under siege, this sci-fi yarn exalts the way an individual’s conviction can plant seeds of change, leading to a stronger sense of community.
    Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • For example, put your scrapbooking paper, scissors, tape, and stickers on the bottom, your cross stitch sheets, thread, and needles on the middle shelf, and your yarn and crochet hooks on top.
    Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At points, the government’s narrative about her became even more extreme.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The narrative swap imbued the character with a more substantial motivation.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • In 2008, Klay Thompson of Santa Margarita scored 37 points and made a record seven three-pointers at the notoriously tough Arco Arena in Sacramento to help the Eagles win the Division III title over Sacramento 72-55.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Ogles also railed against two men who are being investigated in connection with explosives brought to an anti-Islamic protest in New York, though his history of making anti-Muslim posts goes back long before that incident.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The 19-year-old San Diego native is just the 10th goalkeeper in league history to record three consecutive clean sheets to start a season.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • People talk about the magic and the fairy tales of March.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Adapted from the classic fairy tale, this charming production is designed to delight audiences of all ages.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2026

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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