exercise book
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of exercise book
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Day is also the author of a charming memoir, “You’re Never Weird on the Internet,” and a mental exercise book, “Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Yevgeny Lyamin is already learning Georgian, practising Georgia's unique alphabet in an exercise book.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2022
When I got back my exercise book, my teacher had commented, “But how can you tell if an otter is happy?”
From New York Times ● May 16, 2017
Or he’s sitting under a tree, writing, furiously, in an exercise book.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 15, 2015
Instead of finishing my homework, I grabbed an exercise book, ripped a page out and set about drawing a portrait of Ben.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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