1
: a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing
2
: a crayon drawing
crayoned; crayoning; crayons
: to draw with a crayon
Examples of crayon in a Sentence
Noun
The drawing is done in crayon.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ej Panaligan, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Also, if your tot likes to color at the table, removing crayon marks from the surface can prove challenging.
—Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
Imagine coloring a picture with 200 crayons instead of eight.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
This custom coaster is undoubtedly unique, as each one can be customized with different designs, including common school supplies like paper clips, crayons, eraser caps, and other more.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
Ralph spends his days reading semiotic theory, and sometimes writing notes in crayon, knowing they’ll be studied for glimmers of revelation.
—Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
What modern satellites can see from space is like drawing with a box of eight crayons, but the species will look different to PACE’s eye.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
Finish up with blue skies (made with paint, crayons, or colored pencils) and cotton ball clouds.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
With the ability to create anything with his purple crayon, Harold opens a world of possibilities, from creating terrifying flying tarantulas to producing an airplane on the fly.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
Noun
Following the storyline of the 1955 children’s book from author Crockett Johnson, the film chronicles a man named Harold, played by Levi, who can create worlds with the help of his imagination and a purple crayon.
—Ej Panaligan, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Also, if your tot likes to color at the table, removing crayon marks from the surface can prove challenging.
—Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024
Imagine coloring a picture with 200 crayons instead of eight.
—USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
This custom coaster is undoubtedly unique, as each one can be customized with different designs, including common school supplies like paper clips, crayons, eraser caps, and other more.
—Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
Ralph spends his days reading semiotic theory, and sometimes writing notes in crayon, knowing they’ll be studied for glimmers of revelation.
—Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
What modern satellites can see from space is like drawing with a box of eight crayons, but the species will look different to PACE’s eye.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
Finish up with blue skies (made with paint, crayons, or colored pencils) and cotton ball clouds.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
With the ability to create anything with his purple crayon, Harold opens a world of possibilities, from creating terrifying flying tarantulas to producing an airplane on the fly.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Verb
Children tape crayoned train drawings to the corridor walls and make soap artwork on the windows.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
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“Crayon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crayon. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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crayon
1 of 2 noun
cray·on
ˈkrā-ˌän 
-ən;
ˈkran
: a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing
crayon
2 of 2 verb
: to draw or color with a crayon
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