bookish
Example Sentences
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Eventually I left for university, where I found my own tribe of bookish girls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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
Standing on the touchline wearing his bookish glasses and polo neck jumper while holding a notebook, Rosenior looked more like a young college lecturer than a Premier League manager.
From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026
Bright and bookish, after wartime evacuation to the Lake District, Prunella attended Moira House Girls School in Eastbourne.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
Keeley, the sentimental sap, was listening to the silly, bookish girl and easing up on his grip.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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