hardcover
adjective
hard·cov·er
ˈhärd-ˈkə-vər 
1
: having rigid boards on the sides covered in cloth or paper
hardcover books
2
: of or relating to hardcover books
hardcover sales
hardcover
noun
Examples of hardcover in a Sentence
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At year’s end, a hardcover book of your responses costs $99.
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Lisa J. Wise, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2022
Once inside, every attendee was handed a hardcover copy of his book.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022
Putting blank pages into any hardcover books from Dr. Seuss to Nancy Drew, Deatherage emails directly with customers to make sure each person is getting something special.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
The four-disc set (containing vinyl LP/CD/DVD and Blu-ray discs) sold for $99.98 in Pink Floyd’s official webstore and is packaged in a hardcover book with a 32-page booklet.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2022
This hardcover catalog of spells always seemed to have a mind of its own, and in Fletcher’s hands, feels less like a prop than a proper character.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Sep. 2022
The four-disc set (containing vinyl LP/CD/DVD and Blu-ray discs) currently sells for $99.98 in Pink Floyd’s official webstore and is packaged in a hardcover book with a 32-page booklet.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2022
From Joan Baez to Billy Joel, this hardcover coffee table books will remind them of their favorite albums with every page turned.
—Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 17 Sep. 2022
Handling a hardcover stand-alone edition of Recitatif A Story as a book, introduced by Zadie Smith and published in February by Knopf, transforms our reading.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 31 July 2022
Lisa J. Wise, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2022
Once inside, every attendee was handed a hardcover copy of his book.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022
Putting blank pages into any hardcover books from Dr. Seuss to Nancy Drew, Deatherage emails directly with customers to make sure each person is getting something special.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
The four-disc set (containing vinyl LP/CD/DVD and Blu-ray discs) sold for $99.98 in Pink Floyd’s official webstore and is packaged in a hardcover book with a 32-page booklet.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2022
This hardcover catalog of spells always seemed to have a mind of its own, and in Fletcher’s hands, feels less like a prop than a proper character.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 29 Sep. 2022
The four-disc set (containing vinyl LP/CD/DVD and Blu-ray discs) currently sells for $99.98 in Pink Floyd’s official webstore and is packaged in a hardcover book with a 32-page booklet.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2022
From Joan Baez to Billy Joel, this hardcover coffee table books will remind them of their favorite albums with every page turned.
—Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 17 Sep. 2022
Handling a hardcover stand-alone edition of Recitatif A Story as a book, introduced by Zadie Smith and published in February by Knopf, transforms our reading.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 31 July 2022
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“Hardcover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hardcover. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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