bookworm

Example Sentences

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Just as when he’s poring over the playbook, the bearded bookworm reads with pen in hand or ready to note something on his phone.

From Los Angeles Times

An under-the-radar prospect from Miami, Mendoza was such a bookworm in high school that some coaches stopped pursuing him because they questioned whether he really wanted to play football.

From The Wall Street Journal

So I always imagined my own children would similarly be bookworms and geeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

You could be assigned a slovenly party animal who makes your life miserable or a studious bookworm you don’t see all semester.

From Los Angeles Times

True crime podcast lovers, bookworms and mystery series fans will all find something of interest in “Listen for the Lie,” the latest hit book to get the TV treatment.

From Los Angeles Times