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

This isn’t to say everyone needs to brush up on penmanship and stop using AI calendars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 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

Lousy penmanship didn’t stop me from becoming someone whose profession depends on shaping letters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

I was lucky enough to reason also that I should try to improve my penmanship.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey