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Recent Examples of hardcover
This hardcover collection of recipes retails for $35.
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Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
The novel became a smash hit, staying on The New York Times' bestseller list for more than 64 weeks and remaining in hardcover for three years.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The trade and deluxe hardcover editions will then release simultaneously wherever books are sold on March 2, 2027.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Each of them holds a navy-blue hardcover book open to the same page.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
The novel became a smash hit, staying on The New York Times' bestseller list for more than 64 weeks and remaining in hardcover for three years.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
The trade and deluxe hardcover editions will then release simultaneously wherever books are sold on March 2, 2027.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
Each of them holds a navy-blue hardcover book open to the same page.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hardcover
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardcover
Noun
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Reid waves a paperback around before tossing it behind his back.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Besides the contest, Freedom Reads wants to install prison libraries with 500 paperback books each.—
Tony Peterson,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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This limited-edition box includes all seven hardback books in a chest that looks identical to the ones Harry would use to transport his belongings from the Dursleys to Hogwarts.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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The bottom shelf bump-out adds only two inches but creates a shelf deep enough for hardbacks.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After the lawsuit was filed, the jail changed its mail policy, and softcover books as well as periodicals published by the nonprofit were accepted into the jail.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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The softcover reading guide highlights ten of the most vital works to the Mythos.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Experiment, paperbound, 2014).—
Jessica Wapner,
Scientific American,
16 Nov. 2020
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As the first nodes of the internet were being wired together, the Catalog became a paperbound search engine.—
Fred Turner,
Harper's magazine,
10 Jan. 2019
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“Hardcover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardcover. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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