Definition of blurb
: a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)
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Examples of blurb in a Sentence
a blurb on a book jacket
Recent Examples of blurb from the Web
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And Collett has found common cause with former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, who has appeared on his YouTube show and given a blurb for a book written by Collett.
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As to what to order, the blurb recommends the Poe’s Raven.
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Next to the blurb is a photo of Schneiderman smiling in front of the seal of his elective office.
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Yes, there are 100 grandiose, koan-laden blurbs about the year's very important newsmakers, but also, each one is written by another one of the year's very important newsmakers.
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But this is a bag that goes above and beyond product blurbs — for a mere $1.29 to boot.
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The little written about Asperger, in parent manuals and online blurbs, depicted him as a resister of Nazism and compassionate with his patients.
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Siriano is the all-inclusive designer who made a red carpet dress for SNL comedian Leslie Jones, who wrote Siriano's Time blurb, when other designers weren’t stepping up.
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Chopra should 2,000 percent recite this blurb, verbatim, at Markle and Prince Harry's reception on May 19.
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Origin and Etymology of blurb
coined by Gelett Burgess
Other Printing Terms
epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
Definition of blurb
Recent Examples of blurb from the Web
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As for whether Lighthizer will suffer any consequences for the pricey interior design choices, the odds are about as likely as Trump blurbing a second print run of James Comey’s book.
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Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
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As someone who is trying to get your book read, is that ultimately a quote worthy of being blurbed on the back cover?
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It's blurbed by Larry McMurtry, David McCullough, and Henry Kissinger; it's lavishly illustrated; and Korda grounds its familiar story with his childhood memories of wartime tensions and radio broadcasts.
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It's blurbed by Larry McMurtry, David McCullough, and Henry Kissinger
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Lenin, who blurbed the book, rewarded Reed for his powerful propaganda by burying him in the wall of the Kremlin.
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First Known Use of blurb
1915
BLURB Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of blurb for English Language Learners
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: a short description that praises something (such as a book) so that people will want to buy it
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