How to Use bedtime in a Sentence

bedtime

noun
  • The children are still up? It's way past their bedtimes.
  • For years, bedtime was the most stressful part of my day.
    — Reem Raouda, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Tweak one routine like bedtime and watch your mood steady.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • Her bedtime came around, and there was still no sign of Lindy.
    — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • If your bedtime routine isn't so nice and neat, so what?
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour at bedtime tonight.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Both groups dimmed the lights three hours before bedtime.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There's a set bedtime in the villa.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 3 June 2026
  • Don’t wait up for that because that’s well past your bedtime.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
  • At least someone has a bedtime.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Children rode their bikes in packs around the town’s now-dusty roads well past bedtime.
    — Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2019
  • Take a break and bedtime reminders will be on by default as well.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Also, turn the red light on or dim the lights an hour before bedtime.
    — Elissa Strauss, CNN, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Try turning your screens off at least one hour before bedtime.
    — Rachel Bearn, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Every night at bedtime, my father would read to us from those pages.
    — New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Try and create habits around bedtime that prepare you to sleep.
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This decadent body cream fits right in the space between bath and bedtime.
    — Olivia Hanson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
  • For a special treat, book a pirate tuck-in at bedtime.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Change things up at bedtime and read one of these quirky poems rather than a story.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2023
  • Some nights call for wild and weird bedtime reading, full of noise and action.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 30 June 2023
  • First, the truth is that any bright light too close to bedtime interferes with sleep.
    — Phillip Yuhas, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Some, like a high-performance eye mask and bedtime tea, were free of charge.
    — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, bedtime sounds like the hottest of messes, but don’t get involved.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
  • Keep to regular bedtime and wake-up times.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid working out within two hours of bedtime.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 June 2026
  • This is how your kid’s bedtime ritual ends.
    — Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For parents, right after kids’ bedtime works best.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The goal is to cue children that sleep is coming with a calm bedtime routine.
    — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Do it at least a couple of hours before bedtime to give thoughts time to settle.
    — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Is wake time more important than bedtime?
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 3 Mar. 2026

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