bedside manner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedside manner
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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We fired that hospice agency and hired another, which immediately sent a nurse who had the perfect blend of medical expertise and compassionate bedside manner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 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
A regular bedside manner, even there in a drugstore.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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