bedside manner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedside manner
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Your suspicions could be correct, but have you considered that you may be mistaking her bedside manner for something else instead?
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
Ultimately, his gift seemed to be not just for scientifically managing the extreme stresses placed on those plants, but the bedside manner with which he managed the human stress radiating around them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
We aren’t shown a single doctor with a sympathetic bedside manner.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
I think my bedside manner, my compassion and understanding for people is what’s taken me through.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
He was a no-nonsense fellow and had far less of a bedside manner than the cordial young physician of the night before.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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