bookend in English

noun
1
a support for the end of a row of books to keep them upright, often one of a pair.
She's as strong and likable a female character as Davy is a male hero, making this a perfect bookend to book one.
verb
1
occur or be positioned at the end or on either side of (something).
the narrative is bookended by a pair of incisive essays

Use "bookend" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "bookend" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "bookend", or refer to the context using the word "bookend" in the English Dictionary.

1. Bookending meaning Present participle of bookend.

2. Entries with "Bookending" bookend: …(neut.) Verb bookend (third-person singular simple present bookends, present participle Bookending, simple past and past participle bookended) (transitive) To come before and after, or…

3. We analyzed the leading Bookends to help you find the best Bookend to buy

4. There are glorious arias and Cabalettas, splendid duets between the principals and vibrant choruses to bookend the action

5. 15 Bachmann's gaffe served as a bookend to one made by Sarah Palin, the week before, when she, too, addressed the events of April, 17

6. You can bookend the “Brushiness” of the polish with Colt being the finest and Ruger being, well…not the finest

7. While Deion Sanders received most of the pre-game ballyhoo,[Sentence dictionary] his bookend Brown went about his business with little or no fanfare.

8. Celandines are almost gone by the time swallows arrive but the arrival and departure of each bookend a season bursting with wild energy

9. Instead, use “‘Bookending,’ which involves estimating two different scenarios: a dire scenario (the lower bookend), where things go badly for the company, and a rosy scenario (the upper

10. Bookends keep books in place, but this bicycle bookend set adds a decorative accent to a room and lets you share your love of biking with friends and family

11. Body bags is a 1993 American horror comedy anthology television film featuring three unconnected stories, with bookend segments featuring John Carpenter, Tom Arnold and Tobe Hooper as deranged morgue attendees

12. Bookending Spring 2020 is one of the quarterly events, running under the umbrella term “Bookend Events”, aspiring to bring the book blogging community closer together! Bookending Spring 2020 has a vague theme of Organization and Cleaning, …

13. Decorative Bookend Decorative Landscape Item Brown Black White Beige Blue Yellow Bronze Nickel/Silver Brass Grey Multi set of 2 no size Bookends set of 4 2 piece 7" A&B Home Danya B

14. Your Daily Shoring tip today builds on the idea of a morning routine–“bookend” your day! Bookending your day means that you have defined transitions from 1) your morning ritual to the productive/busy part of your day, and 2) the productive/busy part of your day to your leisure/family time.

15. Elijah Wood's Frodo Baggins is undoubtedly the star of the show in The Lord of the Rings, but Ian Holm still makes a big impression as his uncle, Bilbo.Largely featuring in The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo's presence helps bookend the trilogy and link the isolated rural world of The Shire to the wider