Examples of tome in a Sentence

Noun a long tome on European history picked up a thick tome on the Roman Empire at a used book store

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun McNamara tragically died before her book was published, but with the help of her close friends, the non-fiction tome and subsequent HBO series are a testament to one woman's dedication to the truth. — Amy Mackelden, ELLE, 30 Apr. 2022 The new tome is a visual remembrance of the 15 years after Mr. Ford left Gucci Group. — Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2021 The tome is an explainer of how the images were constructed for each Rush studio album cover from 1975’s Caress of Steel to 2012’s Clockwork Angels, with a forward written by Peart and a lush array of illustrations. — Christa Titus, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2021 Get your organization 101 course from The Home Edit's original tome, which features room-by-room tips and tricks for how to make your whole home look and feel put together. — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 Apr. 2022 The experimental tome takes the death of Abraham Lincoln’s son as its subject, exploring the president’s indelible grief. — Timothy Harrison, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2022 The narrator, Lily Albrecht, is a rare-book dealer who becomes obsessed with finding the titular tome. — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2022 Wilson sat down with EW to discuss his upcoming tome, teenagers, '90s nostalgia, and the phrase that's anchored his life. — Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2022 Now, the hordes of distance-running fanatics who look up to him can rejoice: the new Hal Koerner’s Field Guide to Ultrarunning is a comprehensive tome on the training, gear, and techniques that keep him going and going. — Hal Koerner, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2014 See More

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History and Etymology for tome

Noun

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin tomus, from Greek tomos section, roll of papyrus, tome, from temnein to cut; akin to Middle Irish tamnaid he lops, Polish ciąć to cut, and perhaps to Latin tondēre to shear

Noun combining form

Greek tomos

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