Examples of blurb in a Sentence
Noun
a blurb on a book jacket
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Bracey was previously arrested at the age of 48 and spent three years in prison, after which he was released to a halfway house, according to a blurb in the 2017 annual report of Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
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Noun
And some more marketing bull**** that I’m actually prepared to believe: according to the Adidas blurb, the design on this Germany away shirt is ‘inspired by the nation's vibrant street art scene’ — which actually makes sense!
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Bracey was previously arrested at the age of 48 and spent three years in prison, after which he was released to a halfway house, according to a blurb in the 2017 annual report of Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025
Verb
To blurb books, to be on panels, to fly to LA, where her film agent whisked her to the opera in his white Porsche.
—Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurb. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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