Examples of hardback in a Sentence
The store sells only hardbacks.
The book is sold only in hardback.
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This polarizing series from The High Republic era might be one-and-done but its beautiful concept art lives on in a 224-page hardback from author Kristin Baver.
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Since new-release audiobooks typically cost as much as hardback copies, the three premium downloads make the $3 cost of this three-month subscription period a no-brainer.
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Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
His most recent novel, Klara and the Sun was a number one Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback.
—Kazuo Ishiguro
may 5, Literary Hub, 5 May 2025
This polarizing series from The High Republic era might be one-and-done but its beautiful concept art lives on in a 224-page hardback from author Kristin Baver.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 May 2025
Since new-release audiobooks typically cost as much as hardback copies, the three premium downloads make the $3 cost of this three-month subscription period a no-brainer.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Hardback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardback. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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hardback
noun
hard·back
ˈhärd-ˌbak 
: a book bound in hard covers
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