nightclothes
Example Sentences
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It tore nightclothes from people who had been sleeping moments before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Montgomery City, Mo., Mr. Moskowitz observes, “people got out in their nightclothes to see the racers roar through” at 3:50 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
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
Together they hurried to the kitchen in their nightclothes.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
