book out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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He sent the book out to the “Big Five” publishing companies and was rejected, eventually deciding to publish it with the Pasadena small press Red Hen after they expressed fervent interest in acquiring it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He also cites the mystery novelist Agatha Christie, about whom he has a new book out in May that aims “to show that any stylistic and intellectual condescension towards her is unjustified.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Sorkin has a new book out, “1929,” about the great stock-market crash nearly a century ago.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 12, 2025
It can feel like a book out of time, yet it’s literally grounded in millions of years of human history.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2025
One of my hands reached out to hold the sliding door open as I leaned back into the minivan and pulled the book out of the passenger seat’s back pouch.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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