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handwrite

[hand-rahyt] / ˈhændˌraɪt /


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If my daughter had children and refused to let me see them, I’d handwrite a letter to each grandchild every birthday and/or holiday.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

At the center of the Venn diagram of people who love technology and love to handwrite everything, there’s ReMarkable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

And I like to handwrite stuff, especially for that kind of thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

In addition to requiring students in her intro courses to handwrite their code, the paper exams will count for a higher percentage of the grade this fall, she said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

He taught me how to handwrite the alphabet before I went to school.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

"The handwriting is the same, but I can't say more," Mutso said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

But the pantry door has pencil marks on it, one for every kid every year, with the dates in my handwriting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

"The handwriting is nothing like her handwriting in the original letter, which is almost a childlike scrawl. The second one is an elegant, joined-up cursive."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

This began with the first alphabets and handwriting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

His heart went from squeezing to thumping too hard when he recognized Josie’s familiar spiky handwriting on the paper.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Housed in a Victorian Gothic building, the museum is a dark atmospheric space with glass cases crammed with objects, many with handwritten labels.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

He showed Sarah a photo of handwritten notes he had signed promising not to talk about violent incidents and told her his wife controlled his social-media accounts and communications, the memo alleges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

That’s how some refer to blockbooks, which were briefly an alternative to handwritten and typographically printed books in the 15th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

For his thesis, he created a piece titled “Reflections on the American Dream,” 1989, that consisted of a series of images of Jackson layered with handwritten texts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Words appear over the walls, typeset letters overlapping handwritten text.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Mozart’s sister, Maria Anna “Nannerl,” handwrote many of the genius composer’s compositions, and Playhouse head painter Johnny LeBlanc said the group worked to create an exact replica of her strokes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

For Christmas in 1995, he handwrote that poem and gave it to his father and two grandfathers along with a pair of black socks each.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

Research, for example, has found that students’ brains were more active when they handwrote information rather than typing it on a keyboard and when using a pen and paper versus a stylus and a tablet.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025

That morning he handwrote Javier Bardem a letter to congratulate him on his performance.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024

Underneath, he handwrote: “If done under your assurance that it is not traceable.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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