bedtime
Example Sentences
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"I dreaded bedtime because I didn't want to be alone in my bedroom. My heart was racing and my legs would shake."
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
I had skipped dinner with them and my wife, and it was not yet bedtime for the little ones.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
“Preserving the ritual of being together before bedtime is more important than sleeping together,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Both groups dimmed lights three hours before bedtime.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026
“I will personally see to it that the Incorrigible children are fed, bathed, and put to bed properly, with a bedtime story read-aloud and a cozy tucking in. Veni, vidi, vici!”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.