nightstand
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Unlike a wearable, which is easy enough to leave on your nightstand, the loo is something you can’t forget to use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
“I have a pile of thrillers on my nightstand right now. I’m trying to get through them before work once again takes over my life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
The pain in my forehead was sharp, as if I had just slammed it against the nightstand.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2024
She went to her parents' bedroom where Carty found $1,100 in U.S. dollars in her mother’s nightstand.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2024
On her nightstand, her clock glowed green, the numbers already inching toward the time she had to get up for school, but she had a good hour at least.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
The most annoying, she said, is that Olson, 48, a marketing professional, places glasses of water for the cats on the couple’s nightstands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Styles have changed, lifestyles have changed. The younger generation might want smaller pieces, like nightstands or a little coffee table they could paint Fire Engine Red.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
That includes checking the mattress, baseboards, behind the headboard, nightstands and curtains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
Try to include nightstands for two with a double bed, Hunter says, even if it’s with floating shelves.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
There are two queen-sized beds in here, pushed against the wall, with identical nightstands and lamps positioned on either side of them.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
