pencil in
Example Sentences
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Unified to pencil in exact amounts for grants even though the district is likely to get its share.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Isabel Schnabel -- widely considered a hawk who is particularly wary of inflation -- fuelled expectations of possible rate-rises down the line after telling Bloomberg she was "rather comfortable" to see traders pencil in hikes.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
“I didn’t pencil in any cuts” next year, he said, because the Fed is going to have to maintain downward pressure “just to hold the line” on inflation.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025
They pencil in 10-year bond syndications from Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Greece and Ireland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
I showed her my hand and shook my head, but she put the pencil in my left hand and told me to write with it.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
