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
  • The History of Sound (2024) is a collection of interconnected short stories following two young men in the World War I era who fall in love.
    Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Sidney has published short stories in Bodega Magazine and Minerva Rising’s The Keeping Room.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But tops aren’t the only clothing item that’s made from inter-looping yarn.
    Julia Guerra, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The mechanical and chemical stresses involved in breaking down old plastic and reprocessing it into new yarn weaken polymer chains, making the final fabric more brittle and prone to fracturing.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The federal government’s narrative could not immediately be verified.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The title—The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars—suggests a coherent narrative.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In 1997, Sismanis was also charged with rape, indecent assault and battery on a person older than 14, court records show.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In Europe, stocks are poised to end the week on a record high.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Idaho has history of laws targeting trans people Over the past several years, the Idaho Legislature and lawmakers across the country have passed a series of bills targeting transgender youth and adults, several of which are now being litigated.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Trump’s words and actions now have observers reaching for the history books.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Classic fairy tales are still magical enough to grab their attention—the catchy songs help too, of course.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And without a win in the postseason, this fairy tale might not get the happily-ever-after ending New England is clamoring for.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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