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nightgown

[nahyt-goun] / ˈnaɪtˌgaʊn /


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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

In “Mad Men,” Betty Draper, a 1960s housewife caught in a marriage of spite and deception, stands in her yard in her peach nightgown, holding a rifle pointed toward the sky.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

Years later, she still can’t believe a detective would secretly record her while she was in her nightgown, confused and worried for her son.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Aurora, who has already put on her Hello Kitty nightgown comes over and plants herself on my lap.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden



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