Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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Her novel Forgotten On Sunday (Europa, 2024) won the Booksellers Choice Award in France and the paperback edition has been a long-selling best-seller since publication.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Indeed, when people began to travel by train in the 19th century, publishers began selling romance and thriller paperbacks across London’s railway stations.
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Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Whitehead fought Clarke for the paperback novelizations of their favorites, and began his study of narrative in the pages of Fangoria.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Pair the apps with a paperback field guide, which offers a broader picture than apps that tend to funnel you toward just one or two likely matches.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
Indeed, when people began to travel by train in the 19th century, publishers began selling romance and thriller paperbacks across London’s railway stations.
—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Whitehead fought Clarke for the paperback novelizations of their favorites, and began his study of narrative in the pages of Fangoria.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Pair the apps with a paperback field guide, which offers a broader picture than apps that tend to funnel you toward just one or two likely matches.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for paperback
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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