nightgown
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Steinem described her mother as disappearing down the street in her nightgown, or marooned in bed “with eyes closed and lips moving in occasional response to voices only she could hear.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
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
Dressed in a pink nightgown, Ms. Wilkerson was dancing in front of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan for a TikTok video.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Melinda Bettencourt was still in her nightgown when the police showed up at the door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
Cassiopeia was done with her bath and had slipped on her nightgown, but her long auburn hair was still very wet.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
When I was a kid, I also had a few nightgowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
Only the closet full of flowing Victorian nightgowns and Gunne Sax-style dresses in white and cream seems organized.
From New York Times ● May 11, 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
“Why is there a hospital gown in there when I know she’s supposed to have eight nightgowns? Why did everything reek of urine?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
Mama hurried down the stair steps, wearing a bright smile and carrying her nicest petticoats and nightgowns to hang out for airing.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
