commonplace book

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Besides keeping my own commonplace book, I enjoy reading similar compilations by others.

From Washington Post

Or Nicholson Baker on commonplace books: “My own bristling brain-urchins of worry melt in the strong solvent of other people’s grammar.”

From New York Times

Here’s how to get started making a digital commonplace book — or how to convert that battered notebook of thoughts and quotes you’ve been keeping all along.

From New York Times

But mostly his account is an endlessly fascinating commonplace book of other people’s drawings from all over the world.

From New York Times

I love Garner’s notion of a “commonplace book,” a gathering of noteworthy excerpts from one’s reading.

From New York Times