nighty
Americannoun
plural
nightiesExample Sentences
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It prompted Emmy winner Sarah Paulson to tweet in Close’s defense, “I wish this conversation would cease. She’s brilliant and continues to have an extraordinary and enviable career. Nighty night to this click bait convo to nowheresville.”
From Seattle Times
Nighty Night, her initial masterpiece, had an unparalleled opening that set the tone for the black comedy that was to come.
From The Guardian
Julia Davis has been funnier and more disgusting since, but Nighty Night still stands out as her best work.
From The Guardian
I was still in my nighty top, chasing yellow butterflies around Mama’s glorious red rosebushes.
From The Guardian
Whenever I go upstairs, they ask what I’m going to do, they won’t let me salt my food, Mother asks me every evening at eight-fifteen if it isn’t time for me to change into my nighty, and they have to approve every book I read.
From Literature
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