pencil
Example Sentences
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That week, she threw on a pencil skirt and “cringey blouse,” a costume from playing a secretary in a TV movie, and read for the part of Emily Charlton again.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
For completeness a pencil is included in the tape exhibit.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Outgoing Chair Jerome Powell last year shelved an attempt to revisit officials’ “dot plot” exercise, where they pencil in where they expect rates to go.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
He had a Clark Gable pencil mustache, raced sailboats, cavorted with the late communist leader Fidel Castro in Cuba, and at one point married Academy Award-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
When I find my pencil, I try to stand up—only to hit my head on Titus’s desk.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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