How to Use novella in a Sentence

novella

noun
  • How much does the novella play with details from your own life?
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The flawed heroes of each novella are played by and against him.
    — Steve Israel, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2018
  • Anyone who's read the novella or seen the film will have an idea.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
  • This novella was not an obvious choice to put on the screen.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Dunk is still wearing his armor in the third novella, though.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The opera, and the novella it is based on, were written in French.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
  • This means that one book can be a rom-com, the next a mystery novella, the next a steamy thriller.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The whole gang is back, ready to play their parts in this never-ending novella.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Her idea of a break was to pen a novella between projects, as a relief from other work.
    — Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 3 July 2025
  • It’s built backward, as is the Stephen King novella on which it’s based.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • The keyboard won’t inspire any novellas, but the soft-touch plastic on the palm rest is a nice touch.
    — Christopher Null, WIRED, 5 May 2014
  • These are novellas that have existed for 30 years.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The film is an adaptation of Don Winslow’s novella of the same name.
    — Leia Mendoza, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The moment in question could be a big deal for some fans of Martin’s novellas.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The package is based on a novella by Neil Paik, who is attached to adapt.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The screenplay was born from Viktor’s novella.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Martin had sold the rights to the novella before, with nothing to show for it but a few big paychecks.
    — Noel Murray, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2018
  • To call Lake Nicaragua a lake would be like calling the Bible a wee novella.
    — Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025
  • Some stories in this collection are nearly as long as novellas.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The first novella couldn’t be stretched quite that far, so the story required some expansion.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
  • But the novella is not merely about one man’s unrequited love.
    — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • There’s a novella of a wine list, with by-the-glass options obscurely scrawled on a mirror above the bar.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The movie is based on a novella of the same name by author Denis Johnson.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Art of Conjuring is the first novella to be released by the press.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Season 2 will bring the next novella, The Sworn Sword, to the screen.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Back in the magazine era, the novella was the heartbeat of science fiction.
    — Tom Shippey, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2019
  • Darabont talks about the immense pressure of doing a film worthy of King’s novella.
    — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • The novella published first in a magazine and then as a book in late 1896.
    — arkansasonline.com, 3 Aug. 2024
  • In James’ novella, two children and Dani, their governess, head to a country house.
    — Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • The phone is good for a novella too, because thumb writing in notes is a pain in the arse and encourages brevity.
    — David Greig september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025

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