nightclothes

Example Sentences

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He spoke briefly to Elizabeth, who was in her nightclothes, before being hauled off by security guards.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022

The Daily Telegraph says the 40-year-old "was still in her nightclothes when the news she didn't dare believe came through".

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2018

Behind him are lighted ones with people in their nightclothes standing in the road.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2018

Less frequently, he makes his way up the hall to the ornate Treaty Room, sometimes dressed for the day, sometimes still in nightclothes, where he begins his official and unofficial calls.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2017

We passed countless people standing in the streets like statues, their toes bare on the stones, nightclothes blowing in the unnatural breeze, mouths agape.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson