bedtime story
Americannoun
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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
She was also the first person to deliver a CBeebies bedtime story in sign language.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
“Ooh, a bedtime story about robots and love?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024
Our heads turn towards him, we are expectant, here comes our bedtime story.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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