on the books

phrase

: on the records

outdated laws that are still on the books

Examples of on the books in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some schools across the state already started adopting these policies last school year, and some even had existing restrictions on the books. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

This is what CoreWeave is seeing with these A100s now on the books to be used for three more years, at least. — CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

But half of states don’t have any laws on the books related to license plate readers, according to a scorecard developed by The Policing Project. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

The trio also has a slate of European DJ dates on the books, including appearances at the Dare’s Freakquencies party in France, Poplar and C2C in Italy, and Belgium’s Les Nuits Weekender. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the books

• overlooks
• pocketbooks
• chapbooks
• cookbooks
• guidebooks
• handbooks
• logbooks
• notebooks
• outlooks
• schoolbooks
• scrapbooks
• textbooks