ballpoint pen
noun
ball·point pen
ˈbȯl-ˌpȯint- 
variants
or less commonly ballpoint
: a pen having as the writing point a small rotating metal ball that inks itself by contact with an inner magazine
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The most frequent material Medalla employed over the course of half a century seems to have been ballpoint pen.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Drawn largely with ballpoint pen in an exquisite crosshatch style, the book is full of faux pulp-monster-magazine covers and re-creations of works from the Art Institute.
—Mark Yarm, Vulture, 20 May 2024
In the attendant’s hand were a ballpoint pen and an unblemished baseball, protectively placed in a plastic bag — the telltale ingredients of an autograph request.
—Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Cobain left behind a note written in a red ballpoint pen.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Drawn largely with ballpoint pen in an exquisite crosshatch style, the book is full of faux pulp-monster-magazine covers and re-creations of works from the Art Institute.
—Mark Yarm, Vulture, 20 May 2024
In the attendant’s hand were a ballpoint pen and an unblemished baseball, protectively placed in a plastic bag — the telltale ingredients of an autograph request.
—Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Cobain left behind a note written in a red ballpoint pen.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Ballpoint pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballpoint%20pen. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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