nightie

Example Sentences

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But in the combination of two puff-sleeved organza shift dresses embroidered with fuzzy pastel paisleys and sparkles like a fairy-tale nightie, and canvas painter’s pants.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2021

A fingerprint left at a Perth house by a male intruder dressed in a woman’s nightie in 1988 eventually led police to Edwards years later.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2020

Lena Dunham has opened up about her battle with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome after she was photographed in a nightie with a walking stick.

From Fox News • Nov. 3, 2019

But when I get to the door to leave my house, and the thought of being on the bus in my nightie becomes real, I chicken out.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2018

‘I dreamt that as well! I dreamt there would be a little girl sitting on my window-sill in her nightie and she would talk to me!’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl