nightstand

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Leave a book on the nightstand and the phone in the kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The pain in my forehead was sharp, as if I had just slammed it against the nightstand.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

Reminiscent of a ceremonial box, this sculptural bronze-cast box, which has a separate lid, might be at home on a living-room or office shelf or close by you — say, on your nightstand.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 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 the nightstand, a lamp with a ragged shade and a worn anatomy text.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby