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Recent Examples of bedtime story
Only occasionally could my father be cajoled into telling me a bedtime story.
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Margot Singer
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Created by renowned mecha designer Mamoru Nagano, The Five Star Stories is an immense tale spanning billions of years and makes Frank Herbert’s Dune seem like a quaint bedtime story.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
For decades, these legends were confined to bedtime stories and church sermons.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Consider special water bottles, bedtime stories, and no screens before bed to help everyone recharge.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 4 June 2025
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Margot Singer
july 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
Created by renowned mecha designer Mamoru Nagano, The Five Star Stories is an immense tale spanning billions of years and makes Frank Herbert’s Dune seem like a quaint bedtime story.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
For decades, these legends were confined to bedtime stories and church sermons.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Consider special water bottles, bedtime stories, and no screens before bed to help everyone recharge.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
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Isaac Asimov notably wrote three big series of books and short stories: the Foundation series, the Galactic Empire series, and the Robot series (as in I, Robot).—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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His exuberant new novel, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, packs the punch of his short stories, dramatizing a real-life unsolved murder, both a homage to Hollywood noir and a meditation on how and why our deepest connections can betray us.—
Book Marks
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Basketweave fabrics with multi-tonal novelty yarns and cotton/linen/elastane blends add tactile interest.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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Half of the Vanna’s Choice yarn proceeds go to St. Jude’s, totaling more than $2 million in contributions to date.—
Erin Spencer Sairam,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In this role, Claire will guide our day-to-day assignments, from quick turn reporting to longform narrative features to live events coverage.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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Selby has lived a big, courageous life, and that largesse is evident on every page, in the form of the rigor and curiosity of the narrative voice.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Vera Institute's advocacy arm Vera Action, for example, assessed that the the GOP spent more than $1 billion attacking Democrats on crime and immigration in 2024, while Democrats spent roughly $319 million on advertisements that played up their public safety records.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Hurricane Beryl formed on June 28 and became the earliest Category 5 Atlantic hurricane on record before making landfall in Carriacou on July 1.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The rout was just one goal shy of matching the Liga MX record for the biggest win in the division's history when Pumas UNAM dominated Veracruz 8-0 back in November 2007.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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The suit is part of a history of antagonism between Gillett and the industry over adverse decisions that the utilities argue are based on misapplication of regulatory law.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Many have compared Gladys to a classic fairy tale antagonist, a villain whose undefined age and unambiguously evil motivations thrust a town into chaos.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
12 Aug. 2025
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By the time Gladys shows up in full, the movie becomes a fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm sort.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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