Examples of blurb in a Sentence
Noun
a blurb on a book jacket
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
An encouraging blurb from Brand was enough to send me in search of A Pattern Language, Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, and many other revelatory reads.
—Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
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
Fulton covers sections of the city east of the 101 Freeway, writing voicey blurbs that collect upcoming events, intriguing real-estate listings, and niche celebrity gossip.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
An encouraging blurb from Brand was enough to send me in search of A Pattern Language, Zen in English Literature and Oriental Classics, and many other revelatory reads.
—Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
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 15 May. 2026.
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