scrapbook
noun
scrap·book
ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k 
: a blank book in which various items (such as newspaper clippings or pictures) are collected and preserved
Examples of scrapbook in a Sentence
My mother keeps a scrapbook of all the articles I've ever written.
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Use tissue paper, kraft paper, or scrapbook papers to dress up your gift.
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
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In 2020, the University of Texas at Arlington’s Special Collections at UTA Libraries made dozens of scrapbooks, personal letters, historical city documents and other memorabilia from Odom’s life available to the public.
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Now, their daughter shares their correspondence, along with rare photographs from a family scrapbook, in a moving ode to her parents' enduring love story that lived on even after their divorce.
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Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
Pamela and Deborah accused Decca of stealing a family scrapbook to aid the writer, leading to the threat of an irrevocable break.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
In 2020, the University of Texas at Arlington’s Special Collections at UTA Libraries made dozens of scrapbooks, personal letters, historical city documents and other memorabilia from Odom’s life available to the public.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
Now, their daughter shares their correspondence, along with rare photographs from a family scrapbook, in a moving ode to her parents' enduring love story that lived on even after their divorce.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scrapbook
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“Scrapbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrapbook. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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scrapbook
noun
scrap·book
ˈskrap-ˌbu̇k
: a book of blank pages for miscellaneous items (as clippings and pictures)
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