bedtime story
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedtime story
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for Garbarino did not confirm the bedtime story in a statement, offering that he “briefly stepped out and inadvertently missed the vote.”
From Salon • May 22, 2025
“Dog Man” feels like a bedtime story made up by a dad, then rendered in a sweetly kiddie aesthetic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
A 2022 BookTrust survey of over 2,000 low-income families in England, Wales and Northern Ireland found less than half of children under seven are being read a bedtime story.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025
Singer Billie Eilish is the latest star to read a CBeebies bedtime story, choosing Oliver Jeffers' book This Moose Belongs to Me.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024
Papi begins, as if he’s telling me a bedtime story, “you’re going to look back on all this and think, I really was a strong and brave girl.”
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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