Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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So read the book now before the paperback gets one of those horrid movie-poster covers.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
It got republished as a mass market paperback and sold nearly a million copies.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
The company will release her newest book in her latest series next year, while also re-releasing a few of her existing books with new covers, in paperback, e-book and audio.
—Angela George, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The book was published in 2023 and the paperback is out just now.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
It got republished as a mass market paperback and sold nearly a million copies.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
The company will release her newest book in her latest series next year, while also re-releasing a few of her existing books with new covers, in paperback, e-book and audio.
—Angela George, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The book was published in 2023 and the paperback is out just now.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 21 Jan. 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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