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 first 13 volumes of the Apothecary Diaries light novel series are available in English via ebook or paperback.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
In preparation for their 2018 paper, the Microsoft researchers ordered their DNA from a company called Twist, which had developed a silicon chip that has about the same area as a paperback.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Publishers are increasingly ditching nonfiction paperback books, much to the chagrin of authors.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
The bride shared her vision with her wedding decorator, Eventos Elite, and planner, Jose Luis Quintero, who helped bring her designs to life using countless paperbacks and hardcovers.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
In preparation for their 2018 paper, the Microsoft researchers ordered their DNA from a company called Twist, which had developed a silicon chip that has about the same area as a paperback.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Publishers are increasingly ditching nonfiction paperback books, much to the chagrin of authors.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
The bride shared her vision with her wedding decorator, Eventos Elite, and planner, Jose Luis Quintero, who helped bring her designs to life using countless paperbacks and hardcovers.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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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