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nightshirt

[nahyt-shurt] / ˈnaɪtˌʃɜrt /




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Gomina, still in his nightshirt, wanted to go to his office to change into uniform, and Tigri obligingly offered an escort.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

She took off her nightshirt and put on the clothes along with some boots that were too big for her feet.

From Slate Nov. 15, 2025

An analyst for Public Health – Seattle & King County, wearing a nightshirt, she went into “emergency management mode,” she said, checking his vital signs and trying to clear his airways.

From Seattle Times Sep. 18, 2023

The groom would then arrive in his nightshirt, sometimes accompanied by musicians.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2019

Ignatius pulled his flannel nightshirt up and looked at his bloated stomach.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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