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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AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
For the pop star turned bookworm, travel really is all about the journey.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2025
Buy Now 12 of 15 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl
Precocious bookworms everywhere found a kindred spirit in Matilda, a little girl with neglectful parents and a loving teacher who takes on a terrorizing headmistress with her special powers.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
At the time, Graber identified less as a computer kid than as a bookworm, reading stories of scientific and mathematical discovery.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookworm. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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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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