Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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Like Galaxy of Books, inexpensive paperbacks are the meat and potatoes of neighborhood bookshops.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The woods and white musks remind me of cracking open a fresh new paperback novel.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The paperback version of Lessons in Chemistry is set to hit stores on April 1.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
While Another Roadside Attraction failed to garner much attention when it was first published in hardback, the paperback edition steadily became a word-of-mouth hit, especially on college campuses.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
The woods and white musks remind me of cracking open a fresh new paperback novel.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The paperback version of Lessons in Chemistry is set to hit stores on April 1.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
While Another Roadside Attraction failed to garner much attention when it was first published in hardback, the paperback edition steadily became a word-of-mouth hit, especially on college campuses.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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paperback
noun
pa·per·back
ˈpä-pər-ˌbak 
: a book with a flexible paper binding
paperback
adjective
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