Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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Whitehead fought Clarke for the paperback novelizations of their favorites, and began his study of narrative in the pages of Fangoria.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Pair the apps with a paperback field guide, which offers a broader picture than apps that tend to funnel you toward just one or two likely matches.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Her sister, close by, is absorbed in the final pages of a paperback.
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Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
The paperback edition of The Last Ferry Out hits shelves on June 16 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Pair the apps with a paperback field guide, which offers a broader picture than apps that tend to funnel you toward just one or two likely matches.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
Her sister, close by, is absorbed in the final pages of a paperback.
—
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
The paperback edition of The Last Ferry Out hits shelves on June 16 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.
—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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 27 Jun. 2026.
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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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