bedside manner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedside manner
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Debra Matlock, who runs the Los Feliz Improvement Assn., said Raman’s office responds quickly to problems in the community but lacks the kind of warm bedside manner that politicians use to endear themselves with constituents.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
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
Marc Lamar has a terrible bedside manner, and he's a terrible surgeon.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
“Well, well, well,” said Merlyn, putting on his best bedside manner, “and how is Mrs. Roach today?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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