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

“The logic stands: no need to resize your oversized bedtime t-shirt, but you don’t want your work jacket to look like it’s wearing you.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 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

Your partner’s early bedtime when you want to stay up isn’t lazy, selfish or a reflection of their love.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

She seemed like some kind of fairy—a beautiful fairy in a yellow rubber boat—from one of Cleo’s bedtime stories.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis