Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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When my father bought his paperback copies of The Lord of the Rings at the Cornell University bookstore in 1969, the three volumes came with a free poster of the Map of Middle-earth, also illustrated by Remington.
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Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
It was also named by Barnes & Noble as one of the best paperbacks of August 2025.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
And leave it to the Story Scouts to tell us about it in this paperback published by Anne Brataas, former Pioneer Press science writer and founder of Minnesota Children’s Press.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
The genre’s overreliance on pulpy paperbacks is turning into a problem.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 23 Dec. 2025
It was also named by Barnes & Noble as one of the best paperbacks of August 2025.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
And leave it to the Story Scouts to tell us about it in this paperback published by Anne Brataas, former Pioneer Press science writer and founder of Minnesota Children’s Press.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
The genre’s overreliance on pulpy paperbacks is turning into a problem.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paperback
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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paperback
noun
pa·per·back
ˈpä-pər-ˌbak 
: a book with a flexible paper binding
paperback
adjective
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