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 actor, 44, is celebrating the trade paperback release of his comic book series The Writer – written in collaboration with Ben and Max Berkowitz – with a golden ticket giveaway à la Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Lost City Books in Adams Morgan is throwing a spring sidewalk sale Saturday and Sunday with $2 paperbacks, $3 hardcovers and $5 oversized books.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
The following bookshops boast a large selection of English books, ranging from secondhand paperbacks to high-end art books and everything in between.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Yard and garage sales were flush with the sale of paperbacks.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Lost City Books in Adams Morgan is throwing a spring sidewalk sale Saturday and Sunday with $2 paperbacks, $3 hardcovers and $5 oversized books.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
The following bookshops boast a large selection of English books, ranging from secondhand paperbacks to high-end art books and everything in between.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Yard and garage sales were flush with the sale of paperbacks.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 1 May. 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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