Examples of longhand in a Sentence
She wrote the book in longhand.
my computer was down for most of the afternoon, so I wrote out my report in longhand
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Schumacher worked longhand, and filled tons of flip notebooks with his words before transferring them onto a typewriter.
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
In Conversation Amit Chaudhuri tells us about writing longhand, rereading the Bhagavad Gita, and more.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The Czech literary titan was famous for preferring to write longhand, even after the explosion of the typewriter.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
There is even research evidence that the act of writing in longhand has benefits over typing.
—Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
In Conversation Amit Chaudhuri tells us about writing longhand, rereading the Bhagavad Gita, and more.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The Czech literary titan was famous for preferring to write longhand, even after the explosion of the typewriter.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
There is even research evidence that the act of writing in longhand has benefits over typing.
—Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for longhand
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“Longhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/longhand. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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longhand
noun
long·hand
ˈlȯŋ-ˌhand 
1
: the characters or words written out fully by hand
2
: cursive writing
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