quill
Example Sentences
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He must save it all for his quill.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Amid the fresh scholarship of recent years—the microanalysis of quill strokes, the algorithmic scrutiny of syntax—Mr. Swift’s contribution, and it’s a valuable one, is to tell the story of a building.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Written using quill and ink, the letter dated 4 September 1892 reveals the names of three engineers who installed a new type of light in the 30ft tower.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024
When I told Julie that I planned to live for a year constitutionally—muskets, quill pens, and all—her reaction was not “Huzzah!”
From Slate • May 8, 2024
Penelope could scarcely believe that it did not run out of ink after a few words, as a quill pen always did.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing quill
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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