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Examples of dust jacket in a Sentence
The dust jacket was torn.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brown’s publisher must already be redesigning the dust jacket to incorporate the accolade.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
The dust jacket for When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines features a younger Carter in a bespoke power suit, cigarette in hand, his trademark hair wings just beginning to take flight.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
The former commands, on average, $4,500 to $8,000 (mostly depending on its condition), while a copy with an unrestored dust jacket is likely to command at least $100,000.
—Francesca Mancino, The Atlantic, 2 May 2024
That includes everything from original artwork that would become the dust jackets for his books, first editions of his writing, and the library table seen in many images of the author.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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“Dust jacket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dust%20jacket. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
dust jacket
noun
: a removable usually decorative paper cover for a book
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