Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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Readers can also find paperbacks on sale for up to 25% off.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Holly’s paperback edition was first published in 1976, and its striking cover will be instantly recognizable to readers of her generation.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
While sheets of paper, magazines, paperback books, and mail can be recycled, shredded paper is too small for machines to sort.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025
Packed practical tutorials, tool tips and ideas drawing from Hanna’s experience the paperback teaches sewers of all levels a range of genius jean repair, repurpose and restyling skills.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Holly’s paperback edition was first published in 1976, and its striking cover will be instantly recognizable to readers of her generation.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
While sheets of paper, magazines, paperback books, and mail can be recycled, shredded paper is too small for machines to sort.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025
Packed practical tutorials, tool tips and ideas drawing from Hanna’s experience the paperback teaches sewers of all levels a range of genius jean repair, repurpose and restyling skills.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 4 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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