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
  • It’s based on a short story by William Faulkner, adapted by Horton Foote, the celebrated playwright who would later write Tender Mercies for Duvall and originally recommended him for the Boo Radley role.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • His story collection, Tenth of December, was a finalist for the National Book Award which won the inaugural Folio Prize for the best work of fiction in English and the Story Prize for best short story collection.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Handsome Belgian executive Geert (Arieh Worthalter) regales an enthusiastic crowd with a yarn, while his mousy tech head Luc (Jan Hammenecker) demonstrates to what might be the world’s first speech-to-text technology.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Jesse Plemons, Martin Lawrence and subbing for Oprah Friday Night Lights was a game changer — both in narrative TV and Mikel’s career.
    Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Hong Kong sits at the forefront of fashion innovation, with its vibrant community of designers and creatives who are helping to redefine the industry with sustainability, creativity and rich cultural narratives.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Wizards opened their post-All-Star schedule Thursday night with the league’s second-worst record, 14-39, by hosting the Indiana Pacers, who had the league’s fourth-worst record at 15-40.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Whitney Murphy was shot three times, including in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records that referenced her autopsy report.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Ficke was Moe’s right-hand man with the Nuggets from 1982-84, the Abbott to his Costello, at the start of one of the most successful — and absolutely bonkers — periods of the team’s history.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, all 17 of the album's tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, making Bad Bunny the first Latin artist in history to have over 100 entries on the chart.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Included in the hundreds of entries are many fairy tales interpreted by floral designs and foliage exhibits including Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, The Princess and the Pea, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Little Mermaid, Red Riding Hood, Hansel &.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Others believed the Sharafs lived a fairy tale.
    Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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