bookish
Example Sentences
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The decline of serious reading may remind the bookish of a fictional exchange about going broke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
She’s also noticed that declining emphasis on the Western canon of literature has brought on a new, bookish tribalism.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
When Alice Lockey, a well-read lady’s maid to an aristocrat, meets the bookish Charlie, a valet, the match seems meant to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Thomas Harris grew up in the South as a bookish outcast, reading the works of Ernest Hemingway and Jonathan Swift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
She was my best friend, bookish like me, almost like my twin.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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