papers
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,108 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,573 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) also: document, written document
papers in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Even the dead woman’s papers, if she possessed any, had disappeared.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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She was playing with the papers on the table, her face turned away.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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But his suspicions did not extend beyond the destruction of a few compromising papers.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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A faint farewell with trembling hand I tender, And with my tears my papers are distained.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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You, and the minor New-York papers, expect to devote most of your space to this wonderful undertaking.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1