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Recent Examples of nightdress
The pair appear in a series of flamboyant poses: noodling on a piano; smoking solemnly in front of art works; curtsying mid-phone call in a risqué nightdress.
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
With my hair one day past acceptably unwashed and my weird nightdress.
—EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
This modest short-sleeve nightdress features wide arm and neck holes for a comfortably loose fit.
—Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
At one point her face and arms get covered in black fluid; at another her white nightdress turns to black and her escorts appear in long white outfits.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
Constructed in 1874, this marble monument shows her in a flowing nightdress.
—Erin Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020
Michael Fagan, the man who broke into the monarch's Buckingham Palace bedroom (as depicted in episode five) apparently recalls seeing Her Majesty in a Liberty print nightdress.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2020
And most fragile and compelling of all: sitting in a high chair and wearing a nightdress, a monkey reaches out its hand to grasp the arm of the otherwise unseen person who is spoon-feeding it.
—Brian Dillon, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2019
That must've made the scenes in your nightdresses, sans corset, pretty fabulous.
—Jennifer Heyde, Marie Claire, 2 May 2014
Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
With my hair one day past acceptably unwashed and my weird nightdress.
—EW.com, 29 Nov. 2023
This modest short-sleeve nightdress features wide arm and neck holes for a comfortably loose fit.
—Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
At one point her face and arms get covered in black fluid; at another her white nightdress turns to black and her escorts appear in long white outfits.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
Constructed in 1874, this marble monument shows her in a flowing nightdress.
—Erin Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020
Michael Fagan, the man who broke into the monarch's Buckingham Palace bedroom (as depicted in episode five) apparently recalls seeing Her Majesty in a Liberty print nightdress.
—Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 24 Nov. 2020
And most fragile and compelling of all: sitting in a high chair and wearing a nightdress, a monkey reaches out its hand to grasp the arm of the otherwise unseen person who is spoon-feeding it.
—Brian Dillon, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2019
That must've made the scenes in your nightdresses, sans corset, pretty fabulous.
—Jennifer Heyde, Marie Claire, 2 May 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightdress
Noun
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The bride wore a white lace gown for the ceremony and a white corseted minidress with sheer long sleeves for the reception, while Brody sported a classic black suit.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Luckily for Marian, much of Bertha’s attention is stolen by the unexpected arrival of her unsophisticated sister; Bertha’s too busy making snide comments and tricking her into wearing nicer gowns to even bother with Marian.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
13 July 2025
Noun
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My body remembered it, too, then: legs wrapped around him in my nightgown.—
Leanne Shapton,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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If Pamela Anderson is wearing a nightgown as a dress, so am I.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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“Nightdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightdress. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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