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• s  worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
  a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman
  an old book with dog-eared pages

• Stall owners, each armed with a dog-eared copy of an orchid encyclopedia, call out to passersby, extolling the virtues of each variety.
• There, across from the dozen or so sharpened pencils piled on his desk, are two dog-eared signs taped to the gilt mirror over the marble fireplace, each bearing multiple pencil and .
• His shirtsleeves were rolled up, and he flipped me a dog-eared basketball autographed by Lenny Wilkens.

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News & Articles

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• ‘What do I wear to a hijacking?’
  The Skies Belong to Us Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking By Brendan I. Koerner Crown Publishers On June 2, 1972, a disturbed Vietnam veteran named Roger Holder packed the following items into a briefcase: “an alarm clock, a dog-eared copy of Madame Blavatsky’s ‘The Secret...
  June 16, 2013 - New York Post

Quotes

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• Douglas Brinkley in New York Times
  A speed-reading bookaholic, TR called his dog-eared traveling volumes 'The Pigskin Library' because they had waterproof covers,Brinkley said in an e-mail message.
• Cameron Crowe in San Diego Union Tribune
  There's something about the fact that when you see a copy of it, it's usually dog-eared and been passed around,Crowe says, comparing it to old vinyl records. "I like that it's very personal and kind of a keepsake. In this world where...
• Garrison Keillor in guardian.co.uk
  He is a pro,Keillor says. "If you are promoting a book of yours, he will have read it, dog-eared it, underlined it heavily, will be prepared to lead a seminar on it. That sweet growl of his is instantly recognisable to anybody who has ever...