nightclothes

Example Sentences

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In Montgomery City, Mo., Mr. Moskowitz observes, “people got out in their nightclothes to see the racers roar through” at 3:50 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He spoke briefly to Elizabeth, who was in her nightclothes, before being hauled off by security guards.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022

So Saturday night, she turned her nightclothes inside out and backward, and came downstairs to show her parents her plan.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2019

The Daily Telegraph says the 40-year-old "was still in her nightclothes when the news she didn't dare believe came through".

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2018

When I stumble out of my bedroom, still in my nightclothes, a whacking sound alerts me that Mama is on a cleaning tear.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse