Examples of bookworm in a Sentence
She was always a bookworm when she was a kid.
a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026
By choosing her references from the big screen rather than history, she’s made a film for cinephiles, not the bookworms.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Boise bookworms broke a personal reading record in 2025.
—Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
For bookworms who believe reading is fundamental, Mott Haven’s The Lit.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookworm. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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bookworm
noun
book·worm
-ˌwərm 
1
: any of various insect larvae that feed on the binding and paste of books
2
: a person devoted to reading or study
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