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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Ondaatje worked on the script with Minghella, sharing the belief that most people seeing the movie never read the book in the first place.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The company is targeting 80 billion euros in orders this year, including about 12 billion euros from the F126 project that it expected to book in the second quarter, the analysts added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
He made the revelation in a book in which he chronicled his battle with cancer, saying that he received immunotherapy treatment throughout his record Vendee Globe victory.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
For Monroe, though, the effort was always public and always suspect — the culture was attuned to see any book in her hand as a prop.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026
When Palomita walks in with a book in her hand, her mother gazes at her proudly.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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