cover story

noun

: a story accompanying a magazine-cover illustration

Examples of cover story in a Sentence

The magazine recently did a cover story on diabetes.
Recent Examples on the Web In a new cover story from The Hollywood Reporter published on Aug. 14, the 31-year-old Disney Channel alum (who uses she/they pronouns) looked back surviving childhood fame ahead of the release of her forthcoming Child Star Hulu documentary. Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024 The score is composed by Finneas, who told Rolling Stone in a recent Billie Eilish cover story that Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft album featured the Attaca Quartet, whose music is featured in Disclaimer. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024 For more of Page’s interview with Mac, check out our full cover story here. Samantha Allen, Them, 7 Aug. 2024 In a digital cover story with PEOPLE, Carey opened up about the preparation behind it. Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cover story 

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Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cover story was in 1948

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“Cover story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20story. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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