nightstand

Example Sentences

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Leave a book on the nightstand and the phone in the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The pain in my forehead was sharp, as if I had just slammed it against the nightstand.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

She went to her parents' bedroom where Carty found $1,100 in U.S. dollars in her mother’s nightstand.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

With an elegant stand design, it’s hassle-free and will let them keep their nightstand from becoming a tangled mess of charging cables.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

He turns off the light on the nightstand and crosses the room in the dim glow of the plastic galaxy glued overhead.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson