bedtime story
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedtime story
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Princess Catherine was the first royal to tell a bedtime story on the channel, reading The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark to mark Children's Mental Health Week in 2022.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
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
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
“Ooh, a bedtime story about robots and love?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
“I will personally see to it that the Incorrigible children are fed, bathed, and put to bed properly, with a bedtime story read-aloud and a cozy tucking in. Veni, vidi, vici!”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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