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
He bathes a nib in a bottle of blue-black ink and hands a fountain pen to a customer, who dashes off his signature.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2023
Baynton created a new pen nib specifically for the inked outlines, and the team used real animals as reference for their movements.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Use the Speedball Lino, U nib for everything in between the outline.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022
I knew I hadn’t got a spare one in my pocket, but a broken nib was never accepted as an excuse for not finishing Prep.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
