cover story
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover.
Example Sentences
- "We didn't even think it was that important, at first, and yet by the end of the week it had become the cover story of the next issue."
- "It's ironic that the day before the Prime Minister confirmed the go-ahead for HS2, RAIL 898 hit my doormat with a cover story 'Is reopening the GC a viable alternative to HS2?'"
- "The cover story of an intelligence agent posing as a foreign service officer is called a diplomatic cover in the trade."
- ""This is just a cover story," Clay says to O5-8, not taking his eyes off Marion. "It's a good one, but she's had it worked out in advance." "Clay, lose the piece," says the O5. Grudgingly, Clay does so."