nightgown
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Steinem described her mother as disappearing down the street in her nightgown, or marooned in bed “with eyes closed and lips moving in occasional response to voices only she could hear.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The babydoll itself debuted in the 1940s as a nightgown whose abbreviated length was the result of war-rationed fabric.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
He then asked her about her arrest, which he said she had claimed saw her being led away from her home in a nightgown.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
Each morning I putter in my vegetable garden, barefoot, in my nightgown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
But, standing there shivering in her nightgown, Violet knew she had to try.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Harrowing footage captured seniors fleeing in nightgowns, as others were pushed down the street in wheelchairs and hospital beds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
The dresses of "Bridgerton" look like comfy nightgowns compared to the frothy, highly-structured clothes of "The Gilded Age," where many female characters resemble wedding cakes.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2022
“Why is there a hospital gown in there when I know she’s supposed to have eight nightgowns? Why did everything reek of urine?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
With their high necks, full skirts, mutton sleeves and lace and ruffle adornments, these dresses, along with prim pin-tucked cotton blouses, lace-trimmed nightgowns and grosgrain-ribbon-tied hats, solidified the “Laura Ashley look.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
“I’ll do no such thing! I’ll scatter them in my bureau drawer. They’ll make my nightgowns smell nice.”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
