quill
Example Sentences
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He must save it all for his quill.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
How did the shabby offices of the late 1700s, with their dim lights, coal-burning fireplaces and quill pens, evolve into the sleek, high-tech work environments that we know today?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 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
I would exercise my First Amendment right to free speech—but in the old-fashioned way: by scratching out pamphlets with a quill pen and handing them out on the street.
From Slate • May 8, 2024
He pulled his bag toward him, took out parchment, ink, and quill, and started work.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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