: a story read or recounted to someone (such as a child) at bedtime
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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 Other kids had fairytales as bedtime stories.—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 Kids can also ask Alexa to play music, read bedtime stories, help with homework, or even create interactive stories, while a free year Amazon Kids Plus grants kids access to thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and games.—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2026 The tipping point came in flashback, during which the tiny turtle monster is told a violent bedtime story by his father, with the benefit of crude but charming hand puppets and cardboard sets.—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story