nightgown

Example Sentences

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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

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

In “Mad Men,” Betty Draper, a 1960s housewife caught in a marriage of spite and deception, stands in her yard in her peach nightgown, holding a rifle pointed toward the sky.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

And just when I’ve drained my cold tea and laid out my nightgown, there’s a knock on the door.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron