nightie

Example Sentences

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Then, I buttoned up my gray flannel nightie and settled in for the long night to come.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

A fingerprint left at a Perth house by a male intruder dressed in a woman’s nightie in 1988 eventually led police to Edwards years later.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2020

It cost £40, was hailed as being as comfortable as a nightie and was as ubiquitous on the UK’s streets throughout the summer as chewing gum or pigeons.

From The Guardian • Dec. 31, 2019

The star, 33, confessed he was "struggling" in the pictures, in which she's seen sporting a long blue nightie, slippers and grey cardigan.

From Fox News • Nov. 3, 2019

‘I dreamt that as well! I dreamt there would be a little girl sitting on my window-sill in her nightie and she would talk to me!’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl