Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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The paperback version is available at Carmichael's Bookstore at 1259 Bardstown Road and 2720 Frankfort Ave.
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The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Later, the film’s producers refused to grant the movie’s art and name to the paperback version of the book — as is customary, theoretically enhancing the promotion of both properties — which incensed the usually docile Mezrich.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Mirroring the look of a vertical bookcase, this would be right at home holding your favorite paperbacks, plants, and other knickknacks in addition to your kicks.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
The big picture: The genre has moved beyond the bodice-ripper, grocery store paperbacks with open-shirted, long-haired Fabio on the cover.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Later, the film’s producers refused to grant the movie’s art and name to the paperback version of the book — as is customary, theoretically enhancing the promotion of both properties — which incensed the usually docile Mezrich.
—Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Mirroring the look of a vertical bookcase, this would be right at home holding your favorite paperbacks, plants, and other knickknacks in addition to your kicks.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
The big picture: The genre has moved beyond the bodice-ripper, grocery store paperbacks with open-shirted, long-haired Fabio on the cover.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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