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 story — which was documented in a 1971 Rolling Stone cover story — goes like this. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2026 For this week's PEOPLE cover story on her dad Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley opens up about how music keeps the pair bonded. Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Pitt makes ceramics, and talked a lot about the artist Charles Ray in his 2022 GQ cover story by Ottessa Moshfegh. Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026 For Entertainment Weekly's Scary Movie cover story, the returning protagonist of the first four entries in the horror parody franchise broke down all the films that co-creators and co-writers Shawn and Marlon Wayans set Faris up to knock down in the latest. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 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 14 Jun. 2026.

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