Used in a Sentence

bestseller

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bestseller.

Editorial note

That's not midlist; that's indicative of a publisher taking serious aim on the New York Times bestseller list.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bestseller gathered in one view.

noun

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bestseller.

noun

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

Example sentences

1

That's not midlist; that's indicative of a publisher taking serious aim on the New York Times bestseller list.

2

To minimize risks, you have to make a game that's similar to one that already was a bestseller.

3

The 20th century was about Top 40 radio, blockbuster movies, and the New York Times bestseller list.

4

You're not accounting for the fact that this is a book on the NYT bestseller list.

5

I wouldn't be surprised if some more liberal countries such as Denmark or Belgium's bestseller list reflected this.

6

It's not an overnight bestseller, but it's had some sales, customers are very satisfied, and app developers are laying the foundations for an ecosystem.

7

You likely won't see sexually-explicit coloring books becoming popular on bestseller lists, due to the overall puritanical nature of the UK and the US.

8

GTX 970, the next most powerful GPU, the most popular Maxwell GPU, huge bestseller, is owned by ~3% of Steam users.

9

As we now (from actual scientific experiments), what becomes a bestseller in a channel could be random to a big part.

10

If it is a classic in print 50 years and sells steadily, it could outsell a book in the NYT bestseller list, which might only sell that big for a year or even less.

11

One of the many interesting tidbits in The Gift of Fear (an interesting book, simultaneously a sensational true-crime bestseller and the words of a domain expert): When you need help, approach someone in a crowd and ask.

12

I'd rather sell an ebook to everyone who reads english for $1/e-unit royalty than have a New York Times number one bestseller print book with a good contract even with the massive royalties that go with print.

Quote examples

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It looks to me like she has written a number of books in this same "Darkyn" series over the past few years, several of which have peaked on the NYT bestseller list.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bestseller in a sentence?

That's not midlist; that's indicative of a publisher taking serious aim on the New York Times bestseller list.

What does bestseller mean?

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

What part of speech is bestseller?

bestseller is commonly used as noun.