bedtime story

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Recent Examples of bedtime story As such, this book is a wonderful addition to a classroom discussion, a library story time or a bedtime story. Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 Cast member Garrett Morris, in drag, played Prince, telling young Amy a bedtime story about being a streetwise criminal. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025 But why do some kids get more bedtime stories than others? Dalton Conley, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025 Pour the cereal, make the waffles, pack the lunch, take out the garbage; then gym, work, phone calls, emails; then dinner, a little playtime, some scrolling, baths, bedtime stories, and bed. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
  • But frankly, a book of short stories is usually a difficult kind of book with which to launch an author.
    John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
  • New Ritual Press just released its first book, the short story collection An Odyssey of Dingbats by Omar King, one of several pieces featured in tonight’s readings.
    John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • As July progresses, the many tiny blooms — each with four petals and fuzzy stamens — will appear like pink, fluffy balls of yarn.
    Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • In April, Bangladesh halted the import of yarns entering the country via its own land ports.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • There are subtle transitions in this narrative, carefully plotted points of reference which keep the story from ever feeling disjointed or abrupt.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Consequently, that makes a weaker conclusion for the narrative, one the series can only wrap up by having Paul use his pistol on himself and take a tumble into rushing river waters.
    Andy Crump, Time, 20 July 2025
Noun
  • Gannett sold its north Phoenix printing facility for $38 million in August 2023, according to Maricopa County records.
    Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • Guinness says the world’s fastest mobility scooter record is currently held by a four-wheel contraption that went 112 mph.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Last weekend’s 4-3 loss to the Houston Dynamo at Snapdragon Stadium may go down as the first gut-punch in franchise history.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • The spending reduction amounts to the largest rollback of federal health-care support in history, Levitt said.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Early buzz suggests a darkly comedic fairy tale about a father (Paul Rudd) and daughter (Jenna Ortega) who stumble upon a unicorn carcass.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The official synopsis for season three of Ginny & Georgia, as per Netflix, reads: Georgia has just been arrested for murder during her wedding - ruining her fairy tale ending and putting the spotlight on the Millers like never before.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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