How to Use paperback in a Sentence
paperback
noun- The book is sold only in paperback.
- The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
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Now the cards made a block about the size of a thick paperback book.
— Krista Stevens, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2024 -
And the paperback version is still there — for the 287th week.
— Amy Chozick, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019 -
That was the myth of Belle Starr, as presented in the pulp paperbacks of the era..
— Michael Farquhar, Washington Post, 13 May 2023 -
The Hunt for the World's Oldest Bible is out now in paperback.
— Chanan Tigay, GQ, 12 June 2018 -
The book, available in paperback and online, is set in the mid-1600s.
— Steven Goode, courant.com, 2 Oct. 2019 -
Read all about it in Andy’s book Tracers in the Dark, which is now out in paperback.
— Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2024 -
Other than the paperbacks, there’s not much else to it.
— Michael Charboneau, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 -
The next year, the paperback showed a girl running in the grass with zero gerbils.
— Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2018 -
That’s a discount of $17 on the hardcover and about $10 off the paperback.
— Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 15 May 2023 -
The book is listed as $16.95 for paperback on amazon.com.
— Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024 -
Now, piles of paperbacks and hardcovers stacked 15-high on the floor threaten to crush the cat.
— Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2019 -
Sign up for one of the book clubs or start your own and get 10% off paperbacks and 20% off hardcover books.
— Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 July 2023 -
Joyce Maynard’s latest book, The Best of Us, is out in paperback this month.
— Joyce Maynard, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2018 -
In 1972, a paperback book was one of the best ways to lose yourself for a few hours in an imaginary realm.
— Aaron Pressman, Fortune, 10 Mar. 2021 -
Want to pick up a stack of recent paperbacks — from inside a boat?
— Michael Hingston, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019 -
The paperback contains a new chapter, bringing the book up to date.
— Moira MacDonald, chicagotribune.com, 28 Oct. 2020 -
My book was released in paperback during the fall of 2019.
— Robert W. Snyder, The Conversation, 11 June 2021 -
Lying on the sofa and reading paperbacks (which seemed to me like a great way to ease into the rest of one’s life).
— David Ekerdt, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2018 -
The books must be paperback, be black and white inside and be in good condition.
— Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2023 -
Amazon customers will have to wait till Nov. 16 just to get a paperback copy.
— Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021 -
Books prices are $2 for hardbacks and $1 for paperbacks.
— Kate Talerico, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2018 -
The revised paperbacks will be released in April to mark 70 years since the printing of Casino Royale.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2023 -
The paperbacks were intended to help soldiers pass the time.
— Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023 -
Customers can also buy two and get a third free on all DC trade paperbacks.
— Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Sep. 2019 -
The 721-page book is available on paperback and Kindle.
— Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023 -
This ultra-slim device features a display that’s about the size of a small paperback and is designed to look like the page of a book.
— Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The paperback version is in the top spot, as of Wednesday afternoon, and the hardcover is right below it.
— Ruth Cronin, The Enquirer, 17 July 2024 -
And the film itself feels like a movie made in a different, more retro era, from the practical sets to specific shots that emulate that vintage, pulp imagery that once donned the paperback book covers of Salem's Lot.
— Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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