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
Staff said the story of Mr Morris' exercise book had touched not only him and them, but also current and past students.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
A handwritten sign on paper torn from a school pupil’s exercise book is taped to the door.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Or he’s sitting under a tree, writing, furiously, in an exercise book.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 15, 2015
Instead of finishing my homework, I grabbed an exercise book, ripped a page out and set about drawing a portrait of Ben.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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