Examples of blurb in a Sentence
Noun
a blurb on a book jacket
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Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
For starters, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini included a blurb about Kelce in her latest notebook on Saturday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
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Noun
Always look for moisture management in the blurb, and give cotton socks a wider berth than a beginner on a black diamond run.
—Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
For starters, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini included a blurb about Kelce in her latest notebook on Saturday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
To blurb books, to be on panels, to fly to LA, where her film agent whisked her to the opera in his white Porsche.
—Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Jan. 2023
Nonetheless, Penn was allowed to publish this novel, and Salman Rushdie blurbed it.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 31 Mar. 2018
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“Blurb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurb. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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