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 new, more faithful texts Library of America established have been a service to both readers and scholars, and are the ones that now appear in Vintage paperback editions.
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Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The Sea Glass Mystery is available at Amazon online in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (Kindle) formats, and Barnes & Noble online in hardcover only.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Sarah Hoover's The Motherload is now available in paperback, wherever books are sold.
—Sarah Hoover, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Inside are a paperback, a phone charger and a bottle of store-brand ibuprofen.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
The Sea Glass Mystery is available at Amazon online in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (Kindle) formats, and Barnes & Noble online in hardcover only.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Sarah Hoover's The Motherload is now available in paperback, wherever books are sold.
—Sarah Hoover, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
Inside are a paperback, a phone charger and a bottle of store-brand ibuprofen.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, USA Today, 15 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 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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