broadsheet

[ brawd-sheet ]

/ ˈbrɔdˌʃit /

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noun

Chiefly British. a newspaper printed on large paper, usually a respectable newspaper rather than a tabloid.

broadside (def. 4).

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Words nearby broadsheet

broadness, broad reach, Broad River, Broads, broad seal, broadsheet, broad shoulders, have, broadside, broad-spectrum, broadsword, broadtail

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How to use broadsheet in a sentence

When Murdoch bought the paper in 1969 it was a moribund broadsheet losing a ton of money, with a circulation of 800,000.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a canon of comic literature on Israel/Palestine that acutely captures the conflict as journalistically as any broadsheet.
Diaspora's Splendor|Jonathan Guyer|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When it comes to influence, conservatives have the broadsheet opinion war won.
The Right-Wing Op-Ed Insurgency|Samuel P. Jacobs|August 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Among the references to me, Wolff claims that Murdoch, in effect, won the London broadsheet price war, which he did not.
The Rupert I Know|Conrad Black|December 17, 2008|DAILY BEAST

A mug or a jug with an inscription may tell a story of popular party feeling as pointedly as a broadsheet or a political lampoon.
Chats on Old Earthenware|Arthur Hayden
He crossed the road in order to read a broadsheet giving the latest war news.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S.|Percy F. Westerman
Here is a daily newspaper that is mainly an advertising broadsheet.
The Seven Curses of London|James Greenwood
The broadsheet sellers would see to it afterwards with a "Dying confession."
Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
It is, says Dixon, the common English broadsheet "turned into the dialect of Cockaigne."
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (Volume I of 5)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for broadsheet

broadsheet

/ (ˈbrɔːdˌʃiːt) /

noun

a newspaper having a large format, approximately 15 by 24 inches (38 by 61 centimetres)Compare tabloid

another word for broadside (def. 4)

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