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
For Richards, the sequence of the 101 drawings he picked for his book, out of over 1,000 that he carefully catalogs in a database, mirrors the progression of his own thinking about money.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
So they opted the first book out, turning down the $340 offer that would have made for the only check Brown had ever received from Arcadia.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025
He has a new book out on preparing for pandemics called “The Big One.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025
He pulled his time book out of his pocket and opened it where a pencil was stuck between the leaves.
From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
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