book learning

phrase

: knowledge gained from reading books

Examples of book learning in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All of which has started to dislocate would-be career launchers with more book learning than tacit knowledge. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025

The report says experience and tacit knowledge are becoming crucial buffers against displacement as AI tools excel at replacing book learning over job-specific, hard-to-codify skills. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025

The workshops underscore a commitment to making anatomy education engaging and comprehensive, addressing the frustrations of traditional book learning. — Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2024

His schooling in South Korea and at Columbia had primarily emphasized book learning and theory. — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2022

In-person learning includes more than book learning, like social interaction, dedicated learning spaces (not dining room tables) and much more. — Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2022

Rhymes for book learning

• adjourning
• concerning
• discerning
• returning
• burning
• churning
• earning
• spurning
• turning
• yearning
• overturning