on the books

phrase

: on the records

outdated laws that are still on the books

Examples of on the books in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even in states with no ban on the books, circulation rose by about 11%, nearly as much as in the states where the bans actually happened. — Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

With so many more eyes on the books these days, did anything open up a new point of view for you at all? — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Plus, keeping both execs would have left two hefty salaries on the books, and the new company — saddled with around $80 billion of debt — is going to have to enact massive cost cuts, and fast. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

The band, which has recently gone through lineup changes following the departure of Stephen Drozd, has only one concert on the books for the rest of the year. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on the books

• overlooks
• pocketbooks
• chapbooks
• cookbooks
• guidebooks
• handbooks
• logbooks
• notebooks
• outlooks
• schoolbooks
• scrapbooks
• textbooks