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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If your giftee is a bookworm, these leather heart bookmarks offer a charming and practical way to mark their place without dog-earing pages.
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Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Perfect for any avid bookworm, this upgraded e-reader lasts up to 12 weeks on a single charge, perfect even for the in-law whose devices are always on low battery.
—Madeleine Bokan Thares, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
Alastair Stout will play Harry’s best friend Ronald Weasley, and Arabella Stanton will round out the classic trio of heroes as bookworm Hermione Granger, who matches the courage of the previous two Gryffindors.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Folds, a slight figure in bookworm glasses and with haystack hair, called back.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Perfect for any avid bookworm, this upgraded e-reader lasts up to 12 weeks on a single charge, perfect even for the in-law whose devices are always on low battery.
—Madeleine Bokan Thares, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2025
Alastair Stout will play Harry’s best friend Ronald Weasley, and Arabella Stanton will round out the classic trio of heroes as bookworm Hermione Granger, who matches the courage of the previous two Gryffindors.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Folds, a slight figure in bookworm glasses and with haystack hair, called back.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookworm. Accessed 9 Oct. 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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