bedtime story

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Recent Examples of bedtime story What once struggled at the box office became a generational heirloom, passed down like a favorite bedtime story, reminding us that sincerity is not something to outgrow. Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025 Mommy has to read the bedtime story. Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025 The bedtime story market is also getting more crowded. Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025 Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time. Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
  • Diamond is the fruit of a 20-year journey for Garcia who first hit on the idea for the film while helping his daughter Daniella on a homework assignment which involved writing a short story in the vein of The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 May 2026
  • Last year's International Booker Prize went to Heart Lamp, a collection of short stories from author Banu Mushtaq about the lives of girls and women in south Indian Muslim communities.
    Ivy Buck, NPR, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • In photos shared to Instagram by her nail artist, Yoko Sakakura, Rodrigo also rocked a short, glossy manicure that took centerstage partway through the video when red yarn began to ooze from the singer's fingertips.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 22 May 2026
  • Bolstered by game performances by stars Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Celia Imrie, The Thursday Murder Club is a crowd-pleasing yarn of a film.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • As Glyph rounds into the homestretch the narrative broadens, a flash of transcendence for the soldier and horse, a ray of hope for Petra and Patch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • Leetch, meanwhile, has consistently pushed back on that narrative.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • Text messages in court records show a brief and ambiguous exchange between McCluskie and Williamson that backs that up.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • All three games in the series were tightly contested in a matchup between the two teams with the best records in the National League.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • The island, now almost entirely owned by Oracle mogul Larry Ellison, has a rich fishing history and was once a massive pineapple plantation (Dole had its headquarters here) and served as one of the world's largest pineapple producers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 May 2026
  • Jason Kidd oversaw perhaps the most chaotic stretch of basketball in Dallas Mavericks history.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • From Hollywood to Shakespeare to fairy tales, these patterns are hiding in plain sight.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
  • At its foot lies Zermatt, which is part glitzy ski resort, part snowy setting for a fairy tale.
    Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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