bedtime story

noun

Definition of bedtime storynext
as in short story

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Recent Examples of bedtime story For instance, the question of whether parents should allow AI to read bedtime stories to their children varies depending on how parents view the purpose of story time. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 11 June 2026 Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, reads his sloths a bedtime story every night, Wallach said. — Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Stars like Buzz Aldrin, Whoopi Goldberg and Mick Jagger certainly have endless bedtime story material to share with their great-grandchildren. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 In testimony Monday, Woodall described being made to undress in Kiesle’s rectory bedroom during a sleepover as a fifth-grader, before being molested alongside another child as part of a role-playing bedtime story. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedtime story
  1. short story
  2. yarn
  3. narrative
  4. record
  5. history
  6. fairy tale
Noun
  • Much of the rest of the film, adapted from a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones and directed by real-life couple Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, focuses on the couple’s staggering carnal connection.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hanks penned the play with James Glossman, with the plot based on a series of short stories written by Hanks in the book Uncommon Type.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of short story
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  • Before pumpkins can be recycled, participants should remove all decorations, including paint, candles, yarn hair, stickers, googly eyes and plastic accessories, event organizers said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • While Arctic Textile Mills has no direct relationship with Hugo Boss, the manufacturer supplies yarn and fabric to Beacon Impex and Masood Textile Mills, both of which are Hugo Boss suppliers, according to public records.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of yarn
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  • Those narratives, of course, were only knowable after the fact.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Despite an occasional groan of narrative machinery, Vavrek ably repaces Saunders’s story line and carries its texty voices into song.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of narrative
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  • The checks, packaged with letters touting his record, have been sent to 1 million Americans in 30 states, according to the White House.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This September 25 concert was Lui’s record release event for Instant Validation, which came out that same day via Asthmatic Kitty Records.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of record
Noun
  • The latest public records trove from the federal government details spooky — yet, unverified — history of UFOs on Catalina?
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Here’s a closer look at where those marks rank in UM history.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of history
Noun
  • Like all great fairy tales, the film’s period and setting are loose enough to grant its lessons a universal quality.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
  • It's based on a Russian fairy tale called the Firebird, which is about a young prince who rescues a coterie of princesses from an evil sorcerer.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fairy tale

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedtime%20story. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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