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
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
Gerry Belcher, the hotel owner, said many people arrived "in just their nightclothes".
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2014
The hotel messenger was not asleep at all but pacing his room in his nightclothes.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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