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 writer has penned over 20 novels since 2012, holding six of the top 10 spots on The New York Times’ paperback fiction best-seller list in 2022 alone.
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Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
The paperback and hardcover versions of the 2016 memoir now occupy the top two spots on the Amazon bestsellers list.
—Kimberly Aguirre, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
The 2016 memoir from Vance became the number one and number two best-selling books on Amazon Tuesday, representing both the paperback and hardcover editions of the book.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
In the quest for the next culture-dominating Game of Thrones-esque series, consider Netflix’s big bet: 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of Chinese novelist Liu Cixin’s 2008 science fiction novel (the tote-around paperback for the haute-nerd set).
—Vogue, 19 July 2024
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Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2024
The paperback and hardcover versions of the 2016 memoir now occupy the top two spots on the Amazon bestsellers list.
—Kimberly Aguirre, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
The 2016 memoir from Vance became the number one and number two best-selling books on Amazon Tuesday, representing both the paperback and hardcover editions of the book.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
In the quest for the next culture-dominating Game of Thrones-esque series, consider Netflix’s big bet: 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of Chinese novelist Liu Cixin’s 2008 science fiction novel (the tote-around paperback for the haute-nerd set).
—Vogue, 19 July 2024
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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