dust jacket

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Entrants who solved a series of puzzles incorporated into the book’s dust jacket would be eligible to win a free trip for two to Paris, where much of the novel takes place.

From New York Times

Notes inside the dust jacket of “The Nightmare Decade,” by Fred J. Cook, include character names for what would become Roth’s 1998 novel, “I Married a Communist.”

From New York Times

Gregory and other researchers are also highly skeptical of Mastriano’s assertion that the photo on his book’s dust jacket shows York leading German officers and other prisoners.

From Seattle Times

Whatever the reason, I finished his review wondering if he had read more of Gibson’s intriguing study than the table of contents and the publisher’s blurb on the dust jacket.

From New York Times

The reviewer’s handbook says I’m not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but I have to offer some praise for this unusually witty dust jacket.

From Washington Post