Examples of hardback in a Sentence
The store sells only hardbacks.
The book is sold only in hardback.
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The large, hardback and bright pink book covered the entirety of Coppola’s career in film using her own personal collection of photographs, early development work, reference collages, influences, annotated scripts and unseen behind-the-scenes documentation.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 May 2024
The videos show them slowly but fluently reading a hardback book, filling in a crossword puzzle, and playing cards.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
On weekends, Ryan Greene, another researcher, pumps his digital music through the audio speakers tucked among the hardbacks.
—Cade Metz Christie Hemm Klok, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Neighborhood Reads owner Dawn Kitchell co-founded a program 22 years ago to deliver new, quality hardback books to her local schools every month.
—USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
The cover of the hardback edition of the novel featured a stark black cover designed by the influential book jacket designer Paul Bacon.
—Sopan Deb, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
On Best Buy View On Macy's For grandparents who love a good book, but maybe don’t need any more hardbacks taking up space on their shelves, a Kindle is a great gift.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
The beautiful hardback book is sure to be a helpful staple on anyone’s shelf.
—Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
Alex Ritman, Variety, 21 May 2024
The videos show them slowly but fluently reading a hardback book, filling in a crossword puzzle, and playing cards.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
On weekends, Ryan Greene, another researcher, pumps his digital music through the audio speakers tucked among the hardbacks.
—Cade Metz Christie Hemm Klok, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Neighborhood Reads owner Dawn Kitchell co-founded a program 22 years ago to deliver new, quality hardback books to her local schools every month.
—USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
The few copies of her books that remained reached fantastic prices on the open market (a hardback first edition of Twice Lost costs $300 today), and so people who had copies, usually antiquarians or mystery enthusiasts, described the stories to those who couldn’t find or afford them.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
The cover of the hardback edition of the novel featured a stark black cover designed by the influential book jacket designer Paul Bacon.
—Sopan Deb, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2023
On Best Buy View On Macy's For grandparents who love a good book, but maybe don’t need any more hardbacks taking up space on their shelves, a Kindle is a great gift.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
The beautiful hardback book is sure to be a helpful staple on anyone’s shelf.
—Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
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“Hardback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardback. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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hardback
noun
hard·back
ˈhärd-ˌbak 
: a book bound in hard covers
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