bookish

Example Sentences

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The rapidly growing rail system is a symbol of India’s modernization, and Charu’s bookish father, a workshop manager, believes in the progress it presages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 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

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