How to Use bedtime in a Sentence

bedtime

noun
  • The children are still up? It's way past their bedtimes.
  • And maybe let the kids stay up a bit past their bedtime.
    Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
  • By the time your trip rolls around, your bedtime should be about 8 p.m.
    Regina G. Barber, NPR, 16 May 2024
  • What to do about it: Don't eat a full meal so close to bedtime.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Her bedtime came around, and there was still no sign of Lindy.
    Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • At bedtime as a toddler, Eli would ask me to dim the overhead light in his room to the faintest glow.
    Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Fold it and place it in the freezer an hour before bedtime.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 17 July 2024
  • This decadent body cream fits right in the space between bath and bedtime.
    Olivia Hanson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Some nights call for wild and weird bedtime reading, full of noise and action.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 30 June 2023
  • Yes, bedtime sounds like the hottest of messes, but don’t get involved.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
  • Scroll through to see the various videos Jenner shared of her posing in the bedtime look.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Take a break and bedtime reminders will be on by default as well.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Try and create habits around bedtime that prepare you to sleep.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The husband who makes breakfast, helps with the dishes and helps bathe the girls before bedtime.
    Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
  • While my finger felt sweaty and a bit constrained on the first day of use, this wore off by bedtime, and the rest of the month was smooth sailing.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The key is to elevate your bedtime routine and set yourself up for the best sleep of your life.
    Ashley Levine, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2021
  • My brain felt like Swiss cheese by my children’s bedtime.
    Jennifer Chen, SELF, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Just apply it before bedtime and wash it off in the morning.
    Emily Belfiore, PEOPLE.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Change things up at bedtime and read one of these quirky poems rather than a story.
    Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2023
  • Avoid screens at least an hour before bedtime, Badre says.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Take it close to your ideal bedtime local time to help your body adjust to the new time zone with ease.
    Joni Sweet, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • Lay clothes out and pack up homework before bedtime to reduce the stress in the morning.
    Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Do it at least a couple of hours before bedtime to give thoughts time to settle.
    Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
  • At bedtime, Meyers and the boys read two to three books together.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Instead of the parent reading the story at bedtime, this Toniebox will do it for them.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Every night at bedtime, my father would read to us from those pages.
    New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
  • But this is an objet d'art, and will most likely not be worn to the gym or to secure a bedtime topknot.
    Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Enjoy evening hors d'oeuvres on the sun porch as well as cookies and milk before bedtime.
    Shelby Knick, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • Amy Gitts, a 29-year-old first time mom with a seven-month-old daughter, knows only too well about the trials and tribulations of bedtime.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Avoid drinking caffeine, alcohol or eating a big meal at least two hours before bedtime.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025

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