nightie

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I flung back the covers and danced in my nightie.

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

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

This is not the first time the humble nightie has invited the wrath of the "moral police".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2018

She simply sat there staring wide-eyed and white-faced at the small girl who was perched on her window-sill in a nightie.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl