: a book that consists wholly or chiefly of pictures
Examples of picture-book in a Sentence
Adjective
the players gave a picture-book performance that will go down in the annals of football as one of the all-time great games
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Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, Christmas Day, not many locations will see the fresh snowfall of picture-book holidays.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Riccoboni doesn’t take himself too seriously, admitting that his science-fiction picture book serves up otherworldly tales that some might find only mildly amusing.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Labubus were inspired by drawings of cuddly monsters that appeared in a picture-book series by artist Kasing Leung.
—Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
On Wednesday, Christmas Day, not many locations will see the fresh snowfall of picture-book holidays.
—Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
There’s a picture of me, not quite a year old, in a blue sailor suit and a red ribbon tied around my neck, staring avidly at a picture book.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Riccoboni doesn’t take himself too seriously, admitting that his science-fiction picture book serves up otherworldly tales that some might find only mildly amusing.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Picture-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picture-book. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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