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.
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Dax Shepard and wife Kristen Bell had just done a cover story for PEOPLE and the Frozen actress posted a photo of the cuddly photo to her Instagram. Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 In a Harper’s Bazaar cover story published last month, Hathaway’s co-star Meryl Streep revealed that Hathaway went up to the film’s producers on set and urged them to cast size-inclusive models. Zack Sharf, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026 Last year, Zardoya discussed venturing into her solo act with Role Model (Tucker Pillsbury) for Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians cover story. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026 Her most notable reporting has been about taxes, including exposing billionaire tax cheats and writing cover stories on tax shelters (corporate and individual), tax evasion and tax policy. Forbes Membership, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cover story

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 4 May. 2026.

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