Example Sentences

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He had initially opened Pegasus Books in Bend, Ore., in 1980, with plans to become an author.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

He runs Moss Books in Cheltenham, which has more than 30,000 used books in stock.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Read Books was set to close last weekend, and the Kaplans wanted to go out with a bang.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Aware House Books, a New Age-oriented bookstore in Regina, Saskatchewan, posted a video of an employee ripping up Chopra’s books, and announced it would no longer order or carry them.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Books lined the three shelves in descending height order, flanked by a gold-framed photo on either side.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas