parchment
Example Sentences
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The artifacts — yellowing parchment with slight marks of stress at the edges and an intricately detailed stone tablet — are almost luminous under dim overhead lights at the exhibit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
"Usually, lime is used in the production of vellum parchment, but this is not found locally," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
"If implemented at scale, it could represent a milestone in the history of knowledge storage, akin to oracle bones, medieval parchment or the modern hard drive," they said.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Even into my adulthood he suggested I display it in my office alongside my Phi Beta Kappa parchment so that visitors could assess my character as well as my academic achievements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
He shifted his weight, flexed his fingers, then—so fast Ekon barely saw it—snatched a scrap of parchment from the center of the basket.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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