cover story

noun

: a story accompanying a magazine-cover illustration

Examples of cover story in a Sentence

The magazine recently did a cover story on diabetes.
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Early manager Mike Appel had to twist his arm to speak with Time for a 1975 cover story, and Springsteen generally stayed far away from the partisan political fray, even when President Reagan tried to absorb some of his popularity by name-checking him on the 1984 campaign trail. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025 The Hollywood Reporter detailed in a cover story last year that Zendaya and Levinson’s relationship also cooled during the break. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 While interviewing Jimmy Fallon for the cover story in our MIPCOM print issue, Stewart had the smarts to ask the late-night host and SNL alum about how British comic talents should approach the show if they are hired. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025 Last September, Rudolph spoke to Variety for their cover story and shared her experience of dropping daughter Pearl off at college. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cover story

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cover story was in 1948

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“Cover story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20story. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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