textbook

Example Sentences

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Speaking to students at Harvard University, he laid out the textbook case for patience: Energy disruptions tend to be short-lived and monetary policy works too slowly to counteract them in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The discovery challenges decades of biology textbook explanations and could influence how researchers approach hair loss and hair regeneration.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

He still remembers when he lost his high school textbook years ago on the 207 bus that departs from the Crenshaw station on Western Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Lincoln also wrote the nation’s first college-level textbook on international politics, a reference that was assigned not only at West Point but at several civilian colleges across the country.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2026

I snapped the textbook shut, my head full of questions, wondering how many people knew the things Togbe was telling me.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo