How to Use pajama in a Sentence

pajama

noun
Definition of pajamanext
  • After all, the bathrobe is the statement coat of the pajama world.
    — Sarah Madaus, SELF, 9 Jan. 2023
  • They were stuck at home in their pajamas just like the rest of us.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Made from soft satin, the pajamas feel like a gentle hug on the skin.
    — Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The man hasn’t seen the movie and thinks wearing bear-footie pajamas is easy.
    — Vulture, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Of the deaths, about a third were children, many of whom died in their pajamas.
    — Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • In the one-minute clip, the trio rock matching pajamas from The Children’s Place.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Day or night, shop 25 pajama sets that feel just right at any hour of the day ahead.
    — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 July 2022
  • Like these kids are wearing pajama pants to school, that’s the truth.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Lay fresh pajamas by your little one's bed for a quick change in the middle of the night.
    — Dina Roth Port, Parents, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Romeo sits next to her, dressed in green pajamas and eating a bag of M&M's.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Zach said the bullet went straight through her leg and was found stuck in her pajama pants.
    — oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • And what’s better than a pair of pajamas that’s as cozy as your new sheets?
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
  • The name of the streamlined pajama set says it all: Relaxed.
    — SELF, 16 July 2021
  • In the image, the infant is clad in a pink and white-striped footed pajamas.
    — Ashley Hume, Fox News, 18 June 2023
  • She was seen in a Hamas video in pajama bottoms, drenched in blood.
    — Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Then in the pajamas [for Korg]—you feel very, very ridiculous.
    — Wired, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Use it to hold extra crib sheets, pajama sets and more.
    — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
  • He was still dressed in his red pajamas and covered head to toe in duct tape.
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 13 May 2023
  • When work is done, Caldecutt still doesn’t reach for the pajamas.
    — NBC News, 1 May 2020
  • Everyone’s in their pajamas, and there’s Tony in a suit and tie!
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 July 2023
  • Kendrick was still wearing pajama pants and a black T-shirt.
    — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Denis might be in a body bag, dressed in his stained pajamas, zipped up by a stranger from his bony white feet to the top of his head.
    — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • It can be worn out as a dressy dinner outfit, by the pool, or even as pajamas in a pinch.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In the video, Mowry is dressed in a white pajama set while daughter Cairo sits in front of her in an all-pink outfit.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 July 2023
  • At best, this is the pajamas your mother would have told you to pack to sleep at a friend's house growing up.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Wash your bra, nursing clothes, pajamas, and bed sheets in hot water or bleach to kill the yeast.
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • In that bucket of sleep-first wares is the classic pajama.
    — Shari Uyehara, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Everyone played in their pajamas and the umpire was a child in a top hat.
    — Sean McGowan, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The pajamas are covered in hearts that are on-theme for Valentine’s Day, but they can easily be worn year-round, too.
    — Clara McMahon, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Last, but certainly not least on our list of last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts, a new pair of pajamas for your resident bedfellow is always a bright idea.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025

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