penned

Example Sentences

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Rose has never penned an ad slogan or crafted a jingle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The statement was penned by the special rapporteurs on the right to development, food and safe drinking water.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

He penned the entirety of both seasons of the spy thriller “Lioness,” plus the first season of “Mayor of Kingstown.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

In 1977, Coe penned “Take This Job and Shove It,” which became a hit for Johnny Paycheck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It was one thing for Gogol to be the name penned in calligraphy on his high school diploma, and printed below his picture in the yearbook, he’d begun.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri