How to Use nightshirt in a Sentence

nightshirt

noun

• Designed for loungewear and sleepwear, this nightshirt is the stuff of dreams.
  — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 16 Aug. 2022
• For Jess, the culprit isn’t gas, but Nick’s billowy nightshirt and dirty feet.
  — Mallika Rao, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2019
• Mary, then 53, dressed in black yoga pants and a nightshirt, had awakened to the cold barrel of a gun at the back of her neck.
  — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
• The Spring 2017 update features more of a crewneck and a hemline that swoops up like a nightshirt on the sides of my legs.
  — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2017
• If this nightshirt isn't your style, there are also other styles to choose from.
  — Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
• There are lots of reasons to be in the market for a lightweight and breathable cotton nightshirt right now.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• Get the slippers, get a striped nightshirt that can be worn as a dress, maybe get a rosette brooch made out of necktie material.
  — Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
• Jenkins said Pelosi was in his bed in a nightshirt and underwear when DePape surprised him.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022
• Adults can also get a two-piece button-down set or an oversized women’s nightshirt.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
• Here's a closer look at Selena's Olivia Von Halle nightshirt.
  — Kate Friedman, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2017
• Kentler glimpsed his father’s nightshirt climbing just above his knee, revealing his soft naked legs.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
• Styles range from a kids’ nightgown to a women’s nightshirt to a baby romper—and of course, traditional pajama sets for kids, men, and women.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
• The knight-savior Lohengrin appears in a nightshirt amid a crowd of chorus members and never seems to wield any magical powers.
  — Micaela Baranello, New York Times, 21 July 2017
• The groom would then arrive in his nightshirt, sometimes accompanied by musicians.
  — Brian Fagan, Quartzy, 4 Oct. 2019
• Enjoy the freedom of movement of a traditional nightshirt with this breathable cotton option.
  — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
• Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.
  — Sam Lipsyte, Harper's Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
• Clad in what appeared to be a nightshirt, the former Fox News contributor was handcuffed and taken into custody without further incident, according to body-cam footage released by the sheriff’s department.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2019
• Rylance's Philippe is first encountered alone in a nightshirt, fishing from a goldfish bowl while sharing existential reflections with its circling occupant.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2017
• The brand’s signature nightshirt was such a hit, designer and founder Alexandra Suhner Isenberg quickly expanded her collection to include pajama sets and nighties that can also be worn as daywear.
  — Minna Shim, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024