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How to use nightgown in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Nightgown means a long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in. Example: “A nightgown with a high neck and long sleeves may have the fullness set into a yoke.”

More sentences with nightgown

  • A nightgown with a high neck and long sleeves may have the fullness set into a yoke.1919, Martha Van Rensselaer, Flora Rose, Helen Canon, A Manual of Home-Making, page 376. From the entry high
  • Warren's own nightgowns came to the door and said shrinkingly: "Lem slept in the barn last night.1915, Dorothy Canfield, Hillsboro People. From the entry shrinkingly
  • The liquid in the drinking-cup spilled all over her nightgown.2015, A.J. Cronin, The Stars Look Down. From the entry drinking-cup
  • Agnes came in dressed in nightgown and curlers.2007, Jacqueline Wales, When the Crow Sings, page 110. From the entry gawn
  • A girl without a nightgown or bathing suit.2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 75. From the entry flatware
  • The player can either he a little boy in blue feeted pajamas, or a little girl in a pink nightgown.1987, “First 3-D Adventure Game For Preschools”, in Sierra Newsletter, volume one, number 2, Sierra On-Line, Inc.. From the entry feeted
  • Waterproof pants are helpful as the baby gets older, since they prevent wetting of outer clothes, nightgowns, etc.1979, The Children's Hour, Grolier, →ISBN, page 84. From the entry waterproof pants
  • Only when she was wearing her nightgown and ensconced in the Cal King bed with a lot of pillows did she call Richie.2023, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, The 23rd Midnight, New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 174. From the entry Cal king
  • Not only will she only wear dresses and nightgowns, but she rates them on their “twirlability” and won’t wear the ones that don’t twirl enough.1999, Melissa B., quotee, The Parent Soup A-to-Z Guide to Your Toddler […], Lincolnwood, Ill.: Contemporary Books, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry twirlability
  • Her nightgown was thin, and she felt chilly as she stepped across the hall, pulling back the curtain that shielded Gabriel's room.1994, Linda Winstead, Guardian Angel. From the entry pull back
  • She appeared to be wearing a laced white nightgown as the hour of the evening was growing late, with an overcoat over to hide her bedwear.2011, Calvin J. Boal, Last Run of the Whisperer, page 331. From the entry bedwear
  • From the carpet-bag she took out seven flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps and a postcard album.1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “East Wind”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 13. From the entry bathing-cap

Meaning of nightgown

  1. noun A long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.
  2. noun A dressing gown.

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Questions about nightgown in a sentence

How do you use nightgown in a sentence?
Nightgown is used as a noun. For example: “A nightgown with a high neck and long sleeves may have the fullness set into a yoke.”
What is a short sentence with nightgown?
“A girl without a nightgown or bathing suit.”
What does nightgown mean?
Nightgown means a long loose robe worn mainly by women for sleeping in.

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