nightstand
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of nightstand
Example Sentences
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I pull the red dictionary from the stack of books on the nightstand.
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A few rows down, I spot Mom sitting on her bed, rifling through the drawer of her pine nightstand.
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Leave a book on the nightstand and the phone in the kitchen.
“Styles have changed, lifestyles have changed. The younger generation might want smaller pieces, like nightstands or a little coffee table they could paint Fire Engine Red.”
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Ma grabs the spray bottle on my nightstand and wets my hair.
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