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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Kate Fagan’s The Three Lives of Cate has heard praise from several outlets — and one of Hollywood’s biggest bookworms.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Stout plays Harry’s best friend Weasley, and Arabella Stanton rounds out the trio of heroes as bookworm Hermione Granger.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
This $99 e-reader has become a classic for a reason, changing the lives of bookworms around the world.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
Rachel Weisz played bookworm turned mummy slayer Evelyn Carnahan.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
Stout plays Harry’s best friend Weasley, and Arabella Stanton rounds out the trio of heroes as bookworm Hermione Granger.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
This $99 e-reader has become a classic for a reason, changing the lives of bookworms around the world.
—Melissa Locker, Time, 17 Nov. 2025
Rachel Weisz played bookworm turned mummy slayer Evelyn Carnahan.
—Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookworm. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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