bookish

Example Sentences

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His carefully rehearsed lines and bookish glasses earned him the unwelcome nickname of "Robot Jetten" in his early career.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Dan, as bookish as he is athletic, approaches matters in a calmer register: “How should I conduct my life? Do you trust yourself, or do you not?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

It’s a simplistic vision of the world that could appeal to and be well understood by bookish children like me.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

But he kept coming back to a classic: a slender, bookish typeface famously used in Apple’s “Think Different” campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Kyle knew Sierra Russell could handle anything bookish the game makers threw at her.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein