How do you use the word "nonfiction" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "nonfiction": Tom doesn't often read nonfiction. I don't read nonfiction.

Nonfiction Meaning

/nɑˈnfɪkʃən/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounWritten works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

Sentence Examples

Tom doesn't often read nonfiction.

I don't read nonfiction.

The nonfiction writer has published a new work.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The book about real historical events is a ____ work based on facts.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He prefers reading ____ because he enjoys learning about history and science.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰi-né-ǵʰ-ti Proto-Italic *θingō Proto-Italic *fingōder. Latin fingō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin fictiōder. Old French ficcionbor. Middle English ficcioun English fiction English nonfiction From non- + fiction.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"A sudoku book sits atop the Nielsen BookScan nonfiction best-seller list." — 2005 May 23, Eric Pfanner, “Puzzling phenomenon sweeps British papers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 28 Oct 2021:

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