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scribble

[skrib-uhl] / ˈskrɪb əl /


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Then, in April, the court said: Now that we have the full case before us, we’re going to summarily reverse the district court for the reasons set forth in our five-paragraph scribble from December.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Ava steps away for a moment, giving Deborah an opportunity to reach for her notebook to scribble a thought . . . then it happens.

From Salon May 29, 2026

To entertain themselves, they used notebooks to scribble down funny or vivid things other people brought up in their treatment groups, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

Jacob Bethell can now add another bullet point to the notebook he uses to scribble down reminders before going out to bat.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2025

There are no ghosts crowded in here with me, making me scribble things on toilet paper and eat them or trying to steal the air out of my lungs.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Unlike scribbles on a Post-it note, a password manager can be set to back up online.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

The duo quietly scribbles away, creating in the presence of one another, as pages of manuscript pile up.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2024

When India head coach Gautam Gambhir scribbles down in his notepad what has gone wrong for them here then a poor showing under the floodlights will surely be top of the list.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2024

Photographic series he made there, like “Westtexaspsychosculpture,” depict forlorn whorls of fencing-wire debris that look like uncanny mimics of Wool’s own writhing scribbles, and which inspired scaled-up versions cast in bronze.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

He throws erasers out the window, scribbles all over the blackboard and walls.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

One $10,000 loan, memorialized in a note scribbled in Vietnamese, called for $100 a day in interest.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The childhood bunk bed was a technicolour dreamcoat of late-night results, felt tip pen scribbled on the oak-stained frame a record of who was winning the ultimate, never-ending championship of brotherly video game encounters.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Layers of equipment, from real medical devices to whiteboards scribbled with a patients’ statuses, add to the ambient authenticity of a set built like an open emergency department, not a television soundstage.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib furiously scribbled responses like “That’s a lie” and “No King” on a small whiteboard.

From Salon Feb. 25, 2026

It contained fish for the dogs, sandwiches for me, and a scribbled note that said, "Help is on the way and will reach you this afternoon. Be of good cheer."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

He often made notes, scribbling in an A4 hardback notebook, and sometimes shook his head at parts of their testimony.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

As I turned the pages, I kept scribbling the same question in the margins.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

They moved on to a client tender and she was scribbling notes.

From Slate Apr. 12, 2026

Albert recalled asking, scribbling notes to herself so she would know she had heard correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 8, 2026

“When he calls final approach, just pass him the wind speed,” Maddie instructed, scribbling furiously.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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