bookworm

Example Sentences

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When assistant head teacher Rebecca Howell, a bookworm herself, walks into a classroom, a child will always bring her a book and ask her to read it.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Cinematographer Łukasz Żal frames the scene in a pane of window glass so that Agnes’ reflection ripples across Will’s yearning face, contrasting the earthy enchantress with the indoor bookworm.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

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 • Oct. 9, 2025

He isn’t a bookworm, he’s a bookaholic, and in his latest memoir, “We Should Not Be Friends,” he seems to be admitting he has a problem.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2023

Lester was a bookworm, and Flopears could just about read, though he had to point at each word.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck