bedtime stories

Definition of bedtime storiesnext
plural of bedtime story

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Noun
  • His masterful short stories revolve around distinctive characters with profound empathy and acute detail.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
  • As a writer, Kluge was known mainly for his short stories and works of social criticism.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the stakes involved, both artistic and social, make these recollections far more than mere yarns.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • They are made with supersoft long-staple zero-twist cotton yarns but have 550 GSM, so the towels air-dry after just about an hour and a half.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Not even Roosevelt believed in such fairy tales.
    Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The puckish figure draws heavily on Nordic fairy tales, including stories of elves.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The show weaves two parallel narratives with offbeat humor and an unexpected heartwarming realism.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
  • For example, anthropologist Brian Larkin documented how viewers in northern Nigeria rework the narratives of Bollywood films to align with local Islamic values.
    Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The records pulled back a curtain on favor-trading and frank communications in a chummy elite that looked past Epstein's 2008 guilty plea to solicitating prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The forthcoming scorecards are just one way the group plans to track the public-lands voting records of Wyoming lawmakers.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Bedtime stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20stories. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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