scribble

Example Sentences

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You had this rough scribble of a brick base with a curvy wave over the top of it.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

He usually writes the movies he directs; this time around, he didn’t have to scribble a single word.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

"I scribble and sketch, but shift quickly to the computer. I thought I'd write the whole manuscript longhand - by the third paragraph I gave up."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

“I miss my Africa very much and my mother too,” read a scribble in French on the wall nearby.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

I scribble a note to my mom to tell her we’ve gone out and prop the paper between the ketchup and the cod-liver oil.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko