Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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And yet, my favorite table at a bookstore will always be the new paperback table.
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Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Though little more than a précis of the actual book, this oversized paperback, printed on the pulpiest of papers, marked a watershed in my young life.
—Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Soon after its publication, the novel became available in a cheap paperback and was on sale in the newspaper kiosks that dotted downtown Barcelona.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Between Bosch and Jack Ryan, Prime Video’s strategy of putting airport paperbacks onscreen seems to be working.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Though little more than a précis of the actual book, this oversized paperback, printed on the pulpiest of papers, marked a watershed in my young life.
—Michael Dirda, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Soon after its publication, the novel became available in a cheap paperback and was on sale in the newspaper kiosks that dotted downtown Barcelona.
—Colm Tóibín, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Between Bosch and Jack Ryan, Prime Video’s strategy of putting airport paperbacks onscreen seems to be working.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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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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