How to Use bedtime in a Sentence

bedtime

noun
Definition of bedtimenext
  • The children are still up? It's way past their bedtimes.
  • And maybe let the kids stay up a bit past their bedtime.
    — Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 10 Oct. 2024
  • By the time your trip rolls around, your bedtime should be about 8 p.m.
    — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 16 May 2024
  • What to do about it: Don't eat a full meal so close to bedtime.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Her bedtime came around, and there was still no sign of Lindy.
    — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • At bedtime as a toddler, Eli would ask me to dim the overhead light in his room to the faintest glow.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Fold it and place it in the freezer an hour before bedtime.
    — Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 17 July 2024
  • This decadent body cream fits right in the space between bath and bedtime.
    — Olivia Hanson, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Some nights call for wild and weird bedtime reading, full of noise and action.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 30 June 2023
  • Yes, bedtime sounds like the hottest of messes, but don’t get involved.
    — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
  • Scroll through to see the various videos Jenner shared of her posing in the bedtime look.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Try and create habits around bedtime that prepare you to sleep.
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
  • My brain felt like Swiss cheese by my children’s bedtime.
    — Jennifer Chen, SELF, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Change things up at bedtime and read one of these quirky poems rather than a story.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2023
  • Avoid screens at least an hour before bedtime, Badre says.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Lay clothes out and pack up homework before bedtime to reduce the stress in the morning.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Do it at least a couple of hours before bedtime to give thoughts time to settle.
    — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
  • At bedtime, Meyers and the boys read two to three books together.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Instead of the parent reading the story at bedtime, this Toniebox will do it for them.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But this is an objet d'art, and will most likely not be worn to the gym or to secure a bedtime topknot.
    — Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Avoid looking at screens at least an hour prior to bedtime.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the comments, some of the post's 1.5 million-plus viewers have gushed over Kobe's bedtime routine.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • All this my mother learned from Mr. Wilson, who kept her up past her bedtime talking on the porch.
    — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The euphoric energy alone will keep you awake way past your bedtime (trust me).
    — Carine Lavache, ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • Swing-arm sconces will provide a glowy light for bedtime reading.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 13 Oct. 2022
  • And turn off all the screens in your bedroom 30 to 60 minutes before bedtime – this step will improve sleep.
    — David Rosenberg, Fortune Well, 24 Oct. 2023
  • At bedtime on her last night at home, Sabrina reached her hands far above her head.
    — New York Times, 1 June 2022
  • The cardinal rule of bedtime is simple: Don’t look under the bed.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Weight loss and blood sugar Many of us eat almost nonstop in our waking hours, from first-thing granola bars to bedtime refrigerator raids.
    — Matt Fuchs, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The section corresponding to each day is color-coded, and day has four pill compartments (one for morning, afternoon, evening and bedtime).
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Dec. 2024

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