exercise book
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of exercise book
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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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
"I could tell this wasn't just any exercise book," Mr Morgan said.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024
Nadezhda picked up a pink children's photo album and kindergarten exercise book from the ruins of her house, and put them on a shelf somehow still standing in the rubble.
From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022
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
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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