nightstand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nightstand
Example Sentences
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On the nightstand next to a bed in his main bedroom, Epstein had a phone with numbers for his longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and his accountant Richard Kahn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
The pain in my forehead was sharp, as if I had just slammed it against the nightstand.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024
She went to her parents' bedroom where Carty found $1,100 in U.S. dollars in her mother’s nightstand.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024
If you don’t have an altar, you can make the card the picture on your phone’s home screen or tape a photocopy of it on your nightstand.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
“It would be in the top nightstand drawer. On her side. I can’t see her leaving it, but she was in a big hurry, I guess you could say.”
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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