scrapbook
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scrapbook
Example Sentences
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Folded into the cozy slide-show vibe of Magnason’s home videos and the carefully chosen archival footage, the movie plays like a scrapbook portrait in which home just happens to boast the grandest of backyards.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
That scrapbook shouldn't be put away on a shelf to gather dust just yet, then.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
In the scrapbook we would write: “We had 6 hamburgers, 4 cheeseburgers, 4 orders of french fries and 3 milkshakes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Much to her delight, Brettler discovered Soriano’s original blueprints, along with laminate and cork samples, and a scrapbook detailing the construction process, stored beneath the house.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
“Do you have like a scrapbook of pictures and letters he wrote?”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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