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

Here are real-life examples of using "textbook": You've left out a word in copying the textbook. You must read the textbook closely.

Textbook Meaning

/ˈtɛkst.bʊk/

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

Definition

nounA coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

adjOf or pertaining to textbooks or their style, especially in being dry and pedagogical; textbooky, textbooklike.

Sentence Examples

You've left out a word in copying the textbook.

You must read the textbook closely.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

text standard

Antonyms:

nonstandard

CEFR Practice Quiz

The teacher required each student to buy the biology ____ before the first exam.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I need to buy a new ____ for my biology class so that I can study for the important upcoming final exam today.

Word Origin & History

From text + book.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"These figures are just too textbook, or papyrus-like, as if this information came off of a shelf in the Library of Alexandria" — 2011, Thomas Karl Dietrich, The Culture of Astronomy: Origin of Number, Geometry, Science, Law, and Religion, page 347:

"Every night had been clear and star-studded, the progression of the moon through its phases absolutely textbook, its dance with the planets visible in the ecliptic..." — 2003, Felice Picano, A house on the ocean, a house on the bay:

"Involuntarily it is practiced all the time, for instance when Shylock at the beginning of the trial describes himself as a very textbook example of a very bad and very common illness." — 2011, Inge Leimberg, 'What May Words Say ... ?': A Reading of the The Merchant of Venics, page 250:

"It's absolutely textbook! / The amount of trust Mia had in her future self was infinitesimal. Thus, she couldn't help but feel like there was something off about this name. / It's too textbook!" — 2024, Nozomu Mochitsuki, Tearmoon Empire, volume 12, page 10:

"It seemed too textbook, too talk-showish, but it was true." — 2025, Sheena King, Submerged: On Healing from Abuse While Navigating a Lifetime of Imprisonment, page 66:

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