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How to use book in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Book means a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. Example: “She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.”

Examples of book by meaning

nounA collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures...

  • She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.
  • He was frustrated because he couldn't find anything about dinosaurs in the book.
  • I repeat: it suffices that a book be possible for it to exist.1962, Luis Borges, translated by James East Irby, The Library of Babel

nounA long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound...

  • I have three copies of his first book.
  • “I would never read a book,” he once told an interviewer.2022 December 6, Stephen Marche, quoting Sam Bankman-Fried, “The College Essay Is Dead”, in The Atlantic

nounA major division of a long work.

  • Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
  • Many readers find the first book of A Tale of Two Cities to be confusing.

nounA record of betting (from the use of a notebook to record what each person has bet).

  • I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.

nounA convenient collection, in a form resembling a book, of small paper items for individual use.

  • a book of stamps
  • a book of raffle tickets
  • a book of matches (matchbook)

nounThe script of a musical or opera.

  • The guild helps ensure that the ownership and control of the music, lyrics, and book of a show remain in the hands of its authors and composers—not the producers.2010, David Baskerville, Tim Baskerville, Music Business Handbook and Career Guide, page 172

nounA list of all players who have been booked (received a warning) in a game.

  • Celtic captain Scott Brown joined team-mate Majstorovic in the book and Rangers' John Fleck was also shown a yellow card as an ill-tempered half drew to a close.2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers”, in BBC

nounThe accumulated body of knowledge passed down among black pimps.

  • The Book is an oral tradition of belief in The Life that has been passed down from player to player from generation to generation.1974, Adrienne Lanier Seward, The Black Pimp as a Folk Hero, page 11
  • On the other hand The Book is an oral tradition containing the rules and principles to be adopted by a pimp who wishes to be a player.1994, Antiquarian Book Monthly, volume 21, page 36

More sentences with book

  • I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as we’ve got most other books here.From the entry encyclopedia
  • She bartered a bonsai for one of the rare books in my library.From the entry barter
  • The more money donated, the more books purchased, and the more happy children.From the entry the
  • I don’t know how many books are in the library, but they must number in the thousands.From the entry number
  • While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.From the entry husband
  • Three contestants will win awards, but the last prize is just a book voucher.From the entry last
  • "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.From the entry quotation
  • I have a collection of books on metaphysics, covering astral projection, reincarnation, and communication with spirits.From the entry metaphysics
  • The colloquial, and at times sarcastic, tone of her books makes her popular with teenagers.From the entry colloquial
  • I need some more books to read and friends to go partying with.From the entry to
  • I have to take my books back to the library soon.From the entry my
  • List all books of which you were the sole or co-author.From the entry all
  • They gave me the book about whales. That I've not yet read.From the entry that
  • I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all.From the entry thumb
  • Who knows? Maybe someday he'll finish writing his book and make lots of money selling it.From the entry who knows
  • We had a race to see who could finish the book the quickest.From the entry race
  • Please bear with me as I try to find the book you need.From the entry bear
  • The book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin.From the entry lie
  • The book had lain on the attic floor until it was found decades later.From the entry lain
  • I've forgotten where I was in this book, but it was probably around chapter four.From the entry where
  • He was paid off the books and in kind where possible.From the entry pay
  • The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.From the entry shape
  • Looking inside the cover, they learned that the book had once belonged to a certain R. Jones.From the entry certain
  • There are several dead laws still on the books regulating where horses may be hitched.From the entry dead
  • True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far.From the entry true

Meaning of book

  1. noun A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
  2. noun A long work fit for publication, typically prose, such as a novel or textbook, and typically published as such a bound collection of sheets, but now sometimes electronically as an e-book.
  3. noun A major division of a long work.

Full definition of book

Questions about book in a sentence

How do you use book in a sentence?
Book is used as a noun and verb. For example: “She opened the book to page 37 and began to read aloud.”
What is a short sentence with book?
“a book of stamps”
What does book mean?
Book means a collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: book (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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