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bedtime story

noun

Definition of bedtime storynext
as in short story

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Recent Examples of bedtime story Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, reads his sloths a bedtime story every night, Wallach said. — Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Stars like Buzz Aldrin, Whoopi Goldberg and Mick Jagger certainly have endless bedtime story material to share with their great-grandchildren. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 In testimony Monday, Woodall described being made to undress in Kiesle’s rectory bedroom during a sleepover as a fifth-grader, before being molested alongside another child as part of a role-playing bedtime story. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026 The once-dreary building is now covered by a brightly colored mural, depicting books, bedtime stories and the Howard family sitting around a table, more books in hand. — Aurora Sousanis, Freep.com, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
  1. short story
  2. yarn
  3. narrative
  4. record
  5. history
  6. fairy tale
Noun
  • Atlanta author Lydia Mathis’ literary debut features candid, revealing short stories.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Bowing at least year’s Toronto, a home-run from Isabel Coixet, Adapting a short story collection by Italy’s Michela Murgia, who died of cancer at 51.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of short story
Noun
  • Phillip and Makenzie choreographed the sequence using yarn so the dancers knew where each laser would be.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Her collections give voice to those who are doing big things that may seem small, like looping yarns together.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of yarn
Noun
  • There was some experimenting with the memoir being all letters, one big letter, or placed interstitially among narrative, but there were always going to be the letters.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The film blends historical scope with a visceral, lyrical narrative exploring Puerto Rico’s origins.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of narrative
Noun
  • Their pristine state has preserved a chemical record largely untouched by melting or extreme heat.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • East of this zone, the extra warmth is nearing 4 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record event in 1997 by half a degree.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of record
Noun
  • His long-ball total is tied for eighth in a season during the ballpark’s history and the most since Moisés Alou had 29 in 2004.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The competition is separate from the Miss America pageant, which traces its history to a 1921 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of history
Noun
  • In her 2016 film The Love Witch, writer and director Anna Biller told the story of a modern-day witch driven by her desire for the kind of classical romance that fairy tales are made of.
    — Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of fairy tale

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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