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
There is a teddy with the school's crest on it, a bedtime story and a school uniform.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
The Professor of English language and literature at Merton College originally created it as a bedtime story for his children.
From BBC • May 20, 2024
Madoc sits down on the goat-footed stool in front of my dressing table and stretches out his bad leg, looking for all the world as though he’s about to tell me a bedtime story.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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