Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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Long before streaming services and social media algorithms, American teen culture found its way to me, thousands of miles away, one paperback at a time.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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 Feb. 2026
And that’s available in paperback everywhere.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
The paperback edition will be published by William Morrow in June.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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 Feb. 2026
And that’s available in paperback everywhere.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2026
The paperback edition will be published by William Morrow in June.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 23 Feb. 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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