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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The Hollywood Reporter went deep on season three of the hit and critically-acclaimed HBO drama, including an uncensored history and interviews with the entire cast; read our cover story here. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026 Head over to Harper Bazaar’s website to read Hathaway’s cover story in its entirety. Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 Revisit Pitchfork’s 2024 cover story, How Waxahatchee Made the Album of Her (Second) Life. Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026 On an Elle cover story in 2016, Cyrus talked about how much she was paid for the show. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026 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 2 Apr. 2026.

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