Example Sentences

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A list of items almost 100 pages long is being circulated that features meat, dairy, fruit, wine and spirits, toilet seats, wood, coats, swimwear, nightdresses, shoes, chandeliers and lawnmowers.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Property manager James Taylor told jurors that he encountered two Chinese women in nightdresses during an inspection of Singh's Albion Street flat.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2022

Also woven in were diamante-encrusted nods to nursing bras, ribboned christening shawls, and coats and button-up nightdresses in prints inspired by vintage pastel bedsheets.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2021

“Into your nightdresses, young ladies. The Shores of Sleep are approaching.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Our nightdresses picked up mud and sticks and leaves.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton