book in
Britishverb
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to reserve a room for (oneself or someone else) at a hotel
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to record something in a book or register, esp one's arrival at a hotel
Example Sentences
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I've judged book prizes and I've always got a book in my bag.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Just picture yourself lying out in the sun, your favorite music playing, a good book in your hand.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
What happened next is legendary, immortalized first in Lewis’s book in 2003 and then in a 2011 movie where Beane is portrayed by Brad Pitt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I walked it back in 1991, book in hand.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
He points to the book in my hand.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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