exercise book
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of exercise book
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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In her school exercise book Marylyn Minett had been writing about the big events of the 1960s: a rocket launch, a volcano erupting and a shopping trip to Merthyr Tydfil with her auntie Pam.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
All of their songs, whether fully realized or half-baked, were dutifully logged by McCartney into an exercise book he had swiped from school.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
When I got back my exercise book, my teacher had commented, “But how can you tell if an otter is happy?”
From New York Times • May 16, 2017
Or he’s sitting under a tree, writing, furiously, in an exercise book.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 15, 2015
I grabbed a pencil and ripped a sheet of paper from my exercise book.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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