pencil
Example Sentences
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The latest reading—the lowest since August 2025—was below the median forecast from nine economists in a Wall Street Journal poll, which had penciled in a 2.1% rise.
One attempts to measure the passage of time in her outfit changes — a white jacket, shiny black leggings, a tight leather pencil skirt — although the exact numbers blur when Melania attempts to count them.
From Los Angeles Times
Dad took the time to shade the feathers in deep black and violet pencil, so that the bird’s wings seem to ripple with motion.
From Literature
Brushes, pens and pencils lie next to the ripped cuffs of cotton workshirts, and drops of blue and white paint are splattered on the floor, extending the artwork beyond the wall.
From Los Angeles Times
I rush down the steps and hurry out onto the lawn, scanning the darkness for the pencil of a figure that is my brother.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
