nightclothes
Example Sentences
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It tore nightclothes from people who had been sleeping moments before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Montgomery City, Mo., Mr. Moskowitz observes, “people got out in their nightclothes to see the racers roar through” at 3:50 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
He spoke briefly to Elizabeth, who was in her nightclothes, before being hauled off by security guards.
From Reuters ● Sep. 8, 2022
So Saturday night, she turned her nightclothes inside out and backward, and came downstairs to show her parents her plan.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2019
We passed a family, all in their nightclothes, throwing buckets of water against the wall of their house, as the fire chewed through the wood.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
