pencil
Example Sentences
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For completeness a pencil is included in the tape exhibit.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Then, without warning, the professor snapped the pencil in half.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Murphy said Newsom has championed major policies and been reluctant to back off them later when revenue doesn’t pencil out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
Writer Greg Stolze posted a while back about “some professor” who “put googly eyes on a pencil and waved it at his class saying ‘Hi!
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
On my way out of the house, I grabbed a pencil and enough paper to make four good drawings and one mistake.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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