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

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

Behind him are lighted ones with people in their nightclothes standing in the road.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2018

They stood frozen by the bedside in their nightclothes.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2012

Ivan was in his nightclothes, lying upside down on the bed with his feet in the air.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack