Examples of paperback in a Sentence
The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers.
The book is sold only in paperback.
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This week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction and nonfiction • The 27 books out in paperback this month • Is satire really dead?
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Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Sea Glass Mystery is available at Amazon online in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (Kindle) formats, and Barnes & Noble online in hardcover only.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Sarah Hoover's The Motherload is now available in paperback, wherever books are sold.
—Sarah Hoover, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Sea Glass Mystery is available at Amazon online in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (Kindle) formats, and Barnes & Noble online in hardcover only.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Sarah Hoover's The Motherload is now available in paperback, wherever books are sold.
—Sarah Hoover, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Paperback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperback. Accessed 5 May. 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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