bedtime

Example Sentences

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I knew hantavirus had reached a tipping point when my own 12-year-old called out to us after bedtime to ask: “What is hantavirus, and do we have to worry about it?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

New research from the University of Oulu suggests that wide swings in bedtime may significantly raise the risk of serious cardiovascular events, especially for people who spend less than eight hours in bed.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Leaving my phone outside my bedroom didn’t work; there were so many hours of primo scrolling time between 6 p.m. and bedtime.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026

The boys usually go to bed at 8:30 p.m. and bedtime for us is 9:30 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I did not like this iteration of one idea—this strange recurrence of one image, and I grew nervous as bedtime approached and the hour of the vision drew near.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë