bedtime
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They don’t fall in and out of love, pick up groceries on the way home, read bedtime stories to their children or separate their recyclables.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Both of our husbands traveled for work a lot, so Scott and I spent hours together, especially before bedtime and during the “witching hour” with our little ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Emily said her daughter would cry because she was not ready to say goodnight, or because they had not finished the bedtime story.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
A woman who used to "dread bedtime" says being one of the first UK patients to be offered a new treatment has been life-changing for her sleeping condition.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
One evening when, at bedtime, his sisters and I stood round him, bidding him good-night, he kissed each of them, as was his custom; and, as was equally his custom, he gave me his hand.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Before the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Australia, the San Francisco 49ers rigorously studied something they don’t usually worry about: bedtimes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Meanwhile, New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed a tongue-in-cheek executive order "temporarily repealing bedtimes" to encourage children to watch the late-night games.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Reestablishing routines like bedtimes and family meals is also key for older children to help create a sense of predictability and security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
Make sure usual bedtimes and bath times do not go out of the window just because it is warm.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2024
Their meals and bedtimes were supervised as if they were new girls at Roedean.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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