blotter

Example Sentences

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He grew up in Latrobe, Penn., and got his start in journalism writing the police blotter for his local paper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

This arrangement—the “four-way”—would recur throughout the history of blotter.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2024

Last week, that desk — a vintage Monteverdi Young piece from 1963 with an 11-foot back credenza and built-in ink blotter — was buried under bills and bright yellow sticky notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

The SPD blotter post doesn’t indicate whether the vehicles used in the home-invasion robberies are believed to have been stolen.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2023

I see a very faint shadow of my hand on the green desk blotter.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements