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.
Recent Examples on the Web As part of Variety’s cover story about the film’s long road to the box office, Kuritzkes spoke to Variety about Serena Williams, Andre Agassi and what makes tennis inherently gay. Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Apr. 2024 Five years after her infamous college admissions scandal, Lori Loughlin is marking her return to the spotlight with a First for Women Magazine cover story interview. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024 The magazine cover story, however, reestablishes Loughlin in her easy-to-like public persona. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024 In a deeply personal essay for her April 2024 Glamour cover story, Bush explains that the pair first met in 2019, and became good friends. Glamour, 25 Apr. 2024 As part of Entertainment Weekly’s recent cover story on Doctor Who, Langford sat down with EW to reflect on the show’s legacy and what it’s been like to revisit Mel all these years later. EW.com, 23 Apr. 2024 In her cover story for the spring issue of Interview Magazine, the singer spoke about how Riot is already wearing his older brother’s clothes. Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024 McAlpin, the chief investigator and highest-ranking deputy at the scene, struck Parker with a piece of wood, stole from the property and pressured the other officers to go with the false cover story, the indictment said. USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 RiRi hinted at her desire to have more kids in a new cover story with Interview magazine, which arrived on Tuesday (April 9). Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2024

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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 2 May. 2024.

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