exercise book
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of exercise book
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Day is also the author of a charming memoir, “You’re Never Weird on the Internet,” and a mental exercise book, “Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mr Gibson, from Rotherwas in Herefordshire, said he was looking through a collection of old documents when "one poem in this small exercise book just jumped out at me".
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
In his hospital bed, Bashir, who lost his left leg below the knee, had an exercise book in which he regularly practiced his writing in Pashto, his favorite subject.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2018
Or he’s sitting under a tree, writing, furiously, in an exercise book.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 15, 2015
He picked up his exercise book while sucking the second bone.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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