nightie

Example Sentences

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I flung back the covers and danced in my nightie.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

She said she was in her nightie and bare feet and shouted: "He's my son. You're telling me nothing."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 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

She’s got her nightie on again, torn, and she has her head in her hands.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak