address book
noun
1
: a small book in which one writes the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of people one knows
2
: a place on a computer or other device for storing email addresses, phone numbers, etc.
Examples of address book in a Sentence
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Her address book leads them to Chuck Hall (Mykelti Williamson), a cowboy lawyer who lost his tongue to him, but still has lots to say and warnings to give.
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
Legal experts have similarly cautioned that the documents often reflect loose associations, such as being listed in an address book or mentioned in correspondence.
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Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
The film shows the captors’ comings and goings, their discussions among themselves, and the captive’s efforts to keep occupied with her few books, with photos, with basic hygiene, and with memory games involving her address book.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
The Journal also identified several other Mar-a-Lago employees in Epstein’s address book.
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Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
These records act like an address book for the internet, telling users’ devices where to find an app or website and, without them, the services can’t be reached from inside Russia other than through a virtual private network.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
But Lynn did identify another client, George Price, whose name was also found in Elizabeth Short’s address book.
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Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
The emails, the birthday book, the address book—there's been a lot to keep track of, released in drips and drabs.
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Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
Interestingly, the address book’s first entries come from Darwin’s wife, Emma, not long after the couple married in January 1839.
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Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Nov. 2025
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Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
Legal experts have similarly cautioned that the documents often reflect loose associations, such as being listed in an address book or mentioned in correspondence.
—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2026
The film shows the captors’ comings and goings, their discussions among themselves, and the captive’s efforts to keep occupied with her few books, with photos, with basic hygiene, and with memory games involving her address book.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
The Journal also identified several other Mar-a-Lago employees in Epstein’s address book.
—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
These records act like an address book for the internet, telling users’ devices where to find an app or website and, without them, the services can’t be reached from inside Russia other than through a virtual private network.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2026
But Lynn did identify another client, George Price, whose name was also found in Elizabeth Short’s address book.
—
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
The emails, the birthday book, the address book—there's been a lot to keep track of, released in drips and drabs.
—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
Interestingly, the address book’s first entries come from Darwin’s wife, Emma, not long after the couple married in January 1839.
—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Nov. 2025
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