How to Use bassinet in a Sentence

bassinet

noun
  • Pulled out the bassinet and the burp cloths.
    — Samantha Browning Shea september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What kind of bedding goes in a bassinet?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Once the items are taken out, the box can be used as a bassinet.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 30 Mar. 2017
  • On a private jet nestled in crisp white bassinets, of course.
    — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 5 July 2017
  • Aiden goes home and sleeps in a bassinet beside his mother's bed.
    — jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Aim to put your baby in the same spot (such as their crib or bassinet) for most naps.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Our experts were able to shake it open and click the bassinet right into place.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Down the hall, in two rooms lined with bassinets, eight babies lay unclaimed.
    — Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Amin says keep your little ones on their back, and their bassinet or crib empty.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Sep. 2022
  • If your baby falls asleep, move your baby to a crib, play yard, or bassinet.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Little extras like the toy bar for the bassinet are a plus for on-the-go sleep and play.
    — Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
  • The airline will give a bassinet seat for free, but charge for a companion.
    — Philly.com, 6 Aug. 2017
  • Baby bassinets aren't an option on every flight and are first come, first served.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The most ornate baskets take at least a week, and a bassinet can be months in the making.
    — Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The proud mom shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The proud mom shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • At the time, cooling bassinets were so new that few hospitals knew of them, much less had them.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Aim for at least half, though ideally more, of your baby's naps to be in their bassinet or crib.
    — Heather Gowen Walsh, Parents, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The group recommends that babies sleep on a flat surface in a crib or bassinet.
    — Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Josie's newborn can be seen swaddled and resting in the bassinet in the new photos.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The nurses dressed Mary Kate in a tiny outfit and laid her in the bassinet.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Many hospitals, though, still don't have cooling bassinets.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Smart-sleeper bassinets, such as the Snoo, are helping new parents get more winks.
    — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
  • The photo shows their bundle of joy asleep in her bassinet with Dad laying in a bed close by.
    — Jasmine Grant, Essence, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The new mom also shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The new mom also shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The new mom also shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Then there are pack ‘n’ plays, travel cribs, and bassinets—also all different.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
  • The proud mom also shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The new mom also shared a photo of the baby girl, lying bundled in a bassinet.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025

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