textbook
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- textbookish adjective
Etymology
Origin of textbook
Example Sentences
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A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas report this week noted there are jobs requiring black-and-white textbook knowledge, and there are jobs requiring knowledge from experience.
From MarketWatch
Mark Malek, CIO at Siebert Financial, described the reaction as “textbook,” but cautioned that it was focused on the “direction of surprise, not necessarily a regime shift” in the labor market.
From Barron's
He began studying Welsh in late 2024 using apps, textbooks and online resources, but said the lack of people to practise within the US made learning difficult.
From BBC
At 14, he started reselling textbooks because they were easier to carry in his backpack.
From Los Angeles Times
“The things our engineers do, you can’t learn them from a textbook,” says Weeks.
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