Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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The text of the article is a reasonable summation of her career, beginning with the present (Wifey is a smash, in its third printing, paperback rights sold for $350,000) and looking back at her beginnings (the NYU writing class, early rejection letters).
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Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
For years, mass-market paperbacks have been credited with making books more accessible and affordable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
The paperback is a collaboration between Calumet Editions and Afton Press, separate entities for which Leask is publisher.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
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.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
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Mark Oppenheimer, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
For years, mass-market paperbacks have been credited with making books more accessible and affordable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
The paperback is a collaboration between Calumet Editions and Afton Press, separate entities for which Leask is publisher.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
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.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 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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