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Nightclothes is an English word with synonyms like nightwear or sleepwear. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Nightclothes in a sentence

Nightclothes meaning

Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.

Synonyms of Nightclothes

nightwear sleepwear clothing article of clothing vesture wear wearable habiliment

Related words

Other words often associated with Nightclothes or its synonyms:

covering endure garb feature dress deterioration tog have unwearable cover raiment clothe

Using Nightclothes

  • The main meaning on this page is: Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.
  • Useful related words include: nightwear, sleepwear, clothing, article of clothing.
  • In the example corpus, nightclothes often appears in combinations such as: her nightclothes.

Context around Nightclothes

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Nightclothes

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in her nightclothes was shot 1× ripping her nightclothes and pulling 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

catherine and the 1× taylor dressed in 1×

Common sentence endings:

40 caliber weapon 1× of her hair 1×

Words around Nightclothes

Just before it in the word index:

nightcliff 4 nightcaps 3 nightcap 57 nightcafe 2 nightbus 4 nightborne 2

Just after it in the word index:

nightclub 571 nightclubs 163 nightcrawler 27 nightcrawlers 8 nightdress 3 nightengale 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Nightclothes

  • In this selection, "nightclothes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in her nightclothes was shot and ripping her nightclothes and pulling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nightclothes" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nightclothes

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Catherine and the king then beat her, ripping her nightclothes and pulling out handfuls of her hair. (17 words)

Taylor, dressed in her nightclothes, was shot six times by bullets fired by Cosgrove and Mattingly, Cameron said, adding that an FBI ballistics analysis determined that the one fatal shot came from Cosgrove’s 40-caliber weapon. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

Taylor, dressed in her nightclothes, was shot six times by bullets fired by Cosgrove and Mattingly, Cameron said, adding that an FBI ballistics analysis determined that the one fatal shot came from Cosgrove’s 40-caliber weapon. (37 words)

Catherine and the king then beat her, ripping her nightclothes and pulling out handfuls of her hair. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

Taylor, dressed in her nightclothes, was shot six times by bullets fired by Cosgrove and Mattingly, Cameron said, adding that an FBI ballistics analysis determined that the one fatal shot came from Cosgrove’s 40-caliber weapon.

Catherine and the king then beat her, ripping her nightclothes and pulling out handfuls of her hair.

Common combinations with nightclothes

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nightclothes" in a sentence?
An example: "Taylor, dressed in her nightclothes, was shot six times by bullets fired by Cosgrove and Mattingly, Cameron said, adding that an FBI ballistics analysis determined that the one fatal shot came from Cosgrove’s 40-caliber weapon." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "nightclothes" from authentic English texts.
What does "nightclothes" mean?
Nightclothes means: Clothing worn while sleeping in bed, such as pyjamas or a nightgown, and, when worn over nightclothes, a robe.
What are synonyms of "nightclothes"?
Common synonyms of "nightclothes" include: nightwear, sleepwear, clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment.
How many example sentences with "nightclothes" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "nightclothes", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.