nib
Example Sentences
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Writing with the German-made pen, Tepper says, is “almost like riding a wild horse” because it’s a larger pen with an extremely smooth nib.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
The enormous patina-green fountain pen juts over the sidewalk on F Street, two blocks from the White House, its gold nib pointing down at the front doors like a command.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023
For the book, Sam also shared three more riffs: raspberry-cardamom, banana-cacao nib, and nutty multigrain — with leftover grains like quinoa or farro swirled in.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2023
Then carve the outline with the Speedball Lino, V nib.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022
And then, as it bubbled through the nib, it came a little thick, so that the name Rebecca stood out black and strong, the tall and sloping R dwarfing the other letters.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
