nightie

Example Sentences

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I flung back the covers and danced in my nightie.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

A fingerprint left at a Perth house by a male intruder dressed in a woman’s nightie in 1988 eventually led police to Edwards years later.

From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2020

Lena Dunham has opened up about her battle with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome after she was photographed in a nightie with a walking stick.

From Fox News • Nov. 3, 2019

But when I get to the door to leave my house, and the thought of being on the bus in my nightie becomes real, I chicken out.

From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2018

Through clouded, sleepy eyes, I made out the back of Fern’s ruffled nightie.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia