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 found Keke there, asleep in her nightgown with her head resting on the kitchen table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
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
My aunts had changed her into a pink nightgown, placed a scarf around her head, and folded her arms across her chest, a rosary and crucifix clasped in her hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
When she turned over, she saw that her mother’s nightgown was plastered to her thighs, dark with blood.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Harrowing footage captured seniors fleeing in nightgowns, as others were pushed down the street in wheelchairs and hospital beds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
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
The only used drawer in the bureau contained a jar of Vick’s Vaporub, Kleenex, an electric heating pad, a number of white nightgowns, and white cotton socks.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
