How to Use hardback in a Sentence

hardback

noun
  • The book is sold only in hardback.
  • The store sells only hardbacks.
  • The $32 hardback book is a bit pricey, but it is built to last.
    Henry Devries, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The walls were also covered in white bookshelves that were filled with the Princess' hardbacks.
    Lauren Smith, House Beautiful, 10 July 2017
  • The purple hardback is about 9 inches square, with a fourfold poster and a 45 r.p.m.
    Finn Cohen, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2016
  • The hardback came out in late April of that year, and that is considered a tight turnaround from ARC to pub date.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 7 July 2020
  • It is published in hardback and ebook by Serpent’s Tail.
    Ruby Tandoh, Bon Appetit, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The special release includes a new, 51-track deluxe box set that comes with a 32-page hardback book.
    Gary Dinges, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Those items range from hardback books to bottles full of liquids to T-shirts in plastic bags.
    Christopher Mims, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
  • My hardback came with a ribbon sewn into the binding, to be used as a bookmark.
    Han Ong, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • My mother belongs to a book club and passes most of these hardback bestsellers on to me.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Books are priced $2 for hardbacks and $1 for paperbacks.
    The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2017
  • Books prices are $2 for hardbacks and $1 for paperbacks.
    Kate Talerico, The Courier-Journal, 28 June 2018
  • The book is now available in hardback as well as on Kindle and audio versions.
    Jerry Mitchell, USA TODAY, 3 June 2020
  • The book is currently available in hardback and ebook; the paperback will come out in May.
    Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2012
  • The London Library had a single hardback, which Scholes had out on loan.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2022
  • However, how does a place full of hardbacks and CDs keep pace with the digital universe?
    Kim Komando, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2018
  • The sale features used books for adults and children with hardbacks at $1, paperbacks at 50 cents and most children's books three for $1.
    Houston Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The book has sold about 8,600 hardback copies, according to sales data from Circana.
    Shawn Boburg, Emma Brown, Ann E. Marimow, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
  • The 1990 book, which rode the bestseller lists for a year and sold a quarter-million hardback copies, explored the deep sense of grief and alienation in American men.
    Martin Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • There will also be a half-price sale that day on most books inside the bookstore — hardbacks will be $1 and paperbacks will be 50 cents.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • The small hardback, bound in a morning blue linen that matches her eyes, is a collection of iPhone snaps by Mr. Lagerfeld of the fluffy feline at play and at rest.
    New York Times, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The beautiful hardback book is sure to be a helpful staple on anyone’s shelf.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • As of now, prices are eye-poppingly low — $35 will earn the highest bid on McGuane’s painting, about the price of a hardback — but there are still 13 days for the auction to get heated.
    Agatha French, latimes.com, 23 Aug. 2017
  • There will also be a special half-price sale that day on most books inside the bookstore; hardbacks will be $1 and paperbacks 50 cents.
    Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Production designer Kalina Ivanov outfitted a bar that reflects its past — not just in the thick hardback books that line its shelves but in the rest of the decor as well.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Also included with the deluxe edition is a hardback booklet full of images, postcards, and messages from the group.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Charles Scribner's and Son issued the first hardback edition in April 1925, adorning its cover with a painting of a pair of eyes and lips floating on a blue field above a cityscape.
    Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2012
  • Brady's reading a big ol' hardback during yard time when Jimmy approaches with a shiv.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • On weekends, Ryan Greene, another researcher, pumps his digital music through the audio speakers tucked among the hardbacks.
    Cade Metz Christie Hemm Klok, New York Times, 15 May 2024

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