novelette

Example Sentences

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You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

The novelette, a designation for a work that falls between 7,500 and 17,500 words, tells the story of Persephone Aim.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2020

I knew some things about her as a young woman because of the structure of the novelette, and my narrative brain wouldn’t let go.

From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2018

His is almost like a novelette, of course, with these words engraved by the image of a palmetto tree and crescent: “My wound is geography. It is also my anchorage, my port of call.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2017

He knew that it was the language of the novelette in which she spoke.

From The Undying Past by Sudermann, Hermann