bedtime story

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Recent Examples of bedtime story However, parents can’t change the system overnight by reading bedtime stories to little ones. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 4 Feb. 2025 The warm if somewhat familiar bedtime story takes on a different dimension when it’s revealed to be a bedtime story, and the adult Orion (Colin Hanks) soon becomes a co-author and a character when his daughter begins her own yarn. James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 The first question sparked some fun competition: Who is better at reading bedtime stories? Annabelle Canela, Parents, 24 Jan. 2025 Work-home conflict occurs when, for example, when a leader’s mind wanders to unfinished work tasks while reading a child their bedtime story. Ellen Choi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
Noun
  • Her short story collection Parallel Hells was published in 2022 and her first novel, The Decadence is coming this year, both from Sceptre Books.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 13 Mar. 2025
  • She was called into the principal’s office after writing a short story featuring a scene with mildly violent imagery.
    Claire Bryan and Sharon Lurye, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Parkdale Mills produced the yarns, and Cone Denim produced the fabrics.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Zoom in: The 900-square-foot space will stock high-quality yarns, as well as fiber art kits, embroidery supplies and crafting tools.
    Linh Ta, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • With that equation, the researchers were able to compare the difference between the emotional trajectories of two films at any time point (t) in the narrative.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Dawn Robinson is attempting to temper the narratives circulating the web about her living situation.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs after beating the Boston Celtics 118-112 Wednesday in a thrilling game defined by physicality and Boston’s unrelenting dedication to shooting the 3, setting a franchise record with 63 attempts.
    Jay King, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Receipts and expenditures set records for the month, a Treasury spokesman said.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Trump White House has a history of censuring data for political purposes.
    Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Patrick has a history of making their anniversaries special.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now that would be the perfect ending of her fairy tale.
    Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Deserving equal credit for the successes of this dreamy fairy tale is star Rachel Zegler.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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