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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Goodreads and Letterboxd for bookworms and movie buffs.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Grab a warm mug of tea, bookworms – fall reading is officially here.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
If your giftee is a bookworm, these leather heart bookmarks offer a charming and practical way to mark their place without dog-earing pages.
—Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Moody settings, mysterious schools — these irresistible novels have it all
Fall has officially arrived, and along with the changing leaves and cooler temperatures comes the urge for bookworms consume every spooky, cozy novel there is.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
Grab a warm mug of tea, bookworms – fall reading is officially here.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
If your giftee is a bookworm, these leather heart bookmarks offer a charming and practical way to mark their place without dog-earing pages.
—Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
Moody settings, mysterious schools — these irresistible novels have it all
Fall has officially arrived, and along with the changing leaves and cooler temperatures comes the urge for bookworms consume every spooky, cozy novel there is.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Bookworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookworm. Accessed 24 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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