Examples of blurb in a Sentence
Noun
a blurb on a book jacket
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
The pic’s blurb: In a nation where educating girls is rebellion, a visionary woman sparks hope and opposition.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
So what’s with the random Jason Statham blurb today?
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 July 2021
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Noun
To quantify women’s contributions, the researchers turned to colophons, or short, signature-like blurbs typically found at the end of manuscripts that noted the date, location and person responsible for making the copy.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
The pic’s blurb: In a nation where educating girls is rebellion, a visionary woman sparks hope and opposition.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
To blurb books, to be on panels, to fly to LA, where her film agent whisked her to the opera in his white Porsche.
—Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
So what’s with the random Jason Statham blurb today?
—Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 July 2021
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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurb. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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