penmanship

Example Sentences

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If interpreting the economy now hinges on fine differences between upper and lowercases, sloppy penmanship could lead to financial ruin.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

To Evans’s surprise, Patchett wrote back, thanking her for commenting on something that meant a lot to her and praising Evans’s penmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

The process might have felt impersonal to an adult, but as a child, receiving dozens of little envelopes that were addressed to me, in the individual penmanship of each of my classmates, felt heavenly.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

“He had very good penmanship even in haste,” Nantz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

That was how I knew Sister Mukumbu was a real teacher, aside from her welcoming smile and her blackboard penmanship.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia