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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Kinokuniya is a bookworm’s dream with art tomes, manga, niche magazines, and all sorts of other genres, not to mention an extremely satisfying array of pens, journals, and art supplies for sale.
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
Cooper’s performance as a sweet, lovable bookworm is among his most endearing turns.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
This one's for the bookworms, teachers' pets, overachievers, and gal pals everywhere.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Parque de El Retiro is the city’s breathing room, where mornings belong to joggers and tai chi practitioners; afternoons to bookworms and guitar players.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
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Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
Cooper’s performance as a sweet, lovable bookworm is among his most endearing turns.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 25 Apr. 2025
This one's for the bookworms, teachers' pets, overachievers, and gal pals everywhere.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Parque de El Retiro is the city’s breathing room, where mornings belong to joggers and tai chi practitioners; afternoons to bookworms and guitar players.
—AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookworm. Accessed 19 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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