How to Use bedtime story in a Sentence

bedtime story

noun
  • The final item in the list of cards was the one for a bedtime story.
    — Bryan Stallings, Quartz, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe a video call to read a bedtime story to a young child is perfect.
    — Kate Stone Lombardi, Good Housekeeping, 9 Dec. 2022
  • But how did a business based on telling bedtime stories to adults take off?
    — Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Mommy has to read the bedtime story.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Addario’s husband asks her to read a bedtime story to their young son.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Then, her grandpa would make up a bedtime story based on their request.
    — Danelle Landis, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
  • Plus, stargazing from the back deck is the perfect bedtime story.
    — Betsy Blumenthal, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2021
  • This magical story would be a great read-aloud bedtime story for kids of any age.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The app also lets people create and tell bedtime stories in their own voice.
    — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Many grew up with the history of this grand estate for bedtime stories.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023
  • So while the bedtime story changes, the main component of the podcast does not.
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The twins cozied up with their mom, Laura, who read them a bedtime story.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • For decades, these legends were confined to bedtime stories and church sermons.
    — Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • Some kids like to hear a bedtime story, others may want to talk about their day, and some may want to say their prayers and go to sleep.
    — Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Now, your kids can ask Alexa for help with homework, play music, read bedtime stories, and more.
    — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 25 June 2024
  • Other kids had fairytales as bedtime stories.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Vilione read a bedtime story to two of her kids in mid January.
    — Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021
  • There’s nothing quite as delightful as curling up with a young child and a bedtime story.
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The star is so good that the pooch was powerless to stay awake and fell asleep on her lap as the actress read her bedtime stories.
    — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Let Alexander Skarsgard lull you to sleep with a bedtime story.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2021
  • After bath time, my husband and I cozy up with the girls and read them their favorite bedtime stories.
    — Jennifer Adaeze Okwerekwu, STAT, 12 May 2023
  • Take her to the park, to a movie, to an arcade, or read bedtime stories to each other — things that truly matter.
    — Armin Brott, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The whole family is welcome to enjoy bedtime stories, songs and rhymes to wind down after a long day.
    — Jake Richardson, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Reading a bedtime story to your child is a tradition that goes beyond bonding time.
    — Felicia Faber, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The bedtime story exists to address the child’s fear of the night, and his understanding of his own frailty.
    — David Mamet, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Punchy and breezy, his book reads like a bedtime story, the triumphs and cataclysms of life waltzing by at breakneck speed.
    — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The same day, Geary shared a sweet post of Julian reading a bedtime story for his new sibling.
    — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The same day, Geary shared a sweet post of Julian reading a bedtime story for his new sibling.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The bedtime stories explore themes like bravery, acceptance and self-love, and are printed in both braille and text.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • When everyone has their teeth brushed and jammies on, Karen starts to read all 11 a bedtime story.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2020

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