novelette
Example Sentences
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You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
The latter was based on his experience copywriting for a press agent, which inspired a novelette in Cosmopolitan called “Tell Me About It Tomorrow!”
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
The novelette, a designation for a work that falls between 7,500 and 17,500 words, tells the story of Persephone Aim.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2020
I knew some things about her as a young woman because of the structure of the novelette, and my narrative brain wouldn’t let go.
From The Verge ● Sep. 18, 2018
He himself has concealed the tragic incidents of those days in a novelette, “Louise Leclercq.”
From Paul Verlaine by Stefan Zweig
