pen and paper

Example Sentences

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If you think writing out a math calculation with pen and paper is enough to create consciousness, you have far more faith in mathematics than I do.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

If we linger here with a pen and paper — just for fun — and begin to take these soups apart, something interesting happens.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

David Yturralde arrived at the mushroom talk in Newport Beach recently armed with a pen and paper and a host of questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

"My father, like many of his generation, is a pen and paper man," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

I want to ask him if I can take out a pen and paper.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat