nightgown
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The babydoll itself debuted in the 1940s as a nightgown whose abbreviated length was the result of war-rationed fabric.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
She jumped out of bed in her nightgown, chased after her 10-year-old border collie, Henry Valentine, and ran to her car in a pair of sandals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
He then asked her about her arrest, which he said she had claimed saw her being led away from her home in a nightgown.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2023
Each morning I putter in my vegetable garden, barefoot, in my nightgown.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2023
And my mom, in her nightgown, rushed to the set and stood in front of it, watching with her hand over her mouth.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
When I was a kid, I also had a few nightgowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
This is the movie responsible for putting “Sleepless in Seattle” nightgowns in airport souvenir stores.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
The dresses of "Bridgerton" look like comfy nightgowns compared to the frothy, highly-structured clothes of "The Gilded Age," where many female characters resemble wedding cakes.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2022
A crescendoing murmur as Selma’s white people surged down the road in curlers, in nightgowns, in boxer shorts, sipping glasses of tea, holding Bibles.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2020
In their nightgowns they returned to say good night to their father.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
