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Getty Images Think fluffy brows, effortlessly tousled hair, and a brownish-pink pout, outlined in pencil a few shades darker than her lipstick.
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Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
Reporters fresh out of college learned to high-tail it to a fire or shooting; to buttonhole officials before and after public meetings; to take notes in pencil outdoors in winter, because ink congeals in the cold; and to meet deadlines and word limits.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
The New Yorker The artist scribbled gags in pencil on her ink-wash cartoons, touching on themes of romance, motherhood, and body image.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
And those who do buy a box will find, when their package arrives, another timeless, uncommonly earnest artifact: a handwritten thank-you note, in pencil or pen.
—Danny Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
The show does contain a few paintings, but its primary focus is on O’Keeffe’s watercolors, her pastels, and her drawings in pencil and charcoal.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
Many parents record the history of their children’s growth on a wall or door frame, etching the lines in pencil or marker with dates alongside them.
—Ellen Rosen, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
An endpaper ripped out of one of the old books was on the table, someone having scribbled in pencil, Stay off.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
In his brief tenure as the University of Louisville’s head football coach, Satterfield has learned that complex plans are to be authored in pencil and that autonomy can be synonymous with anarchy.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2020
Lauren Murdoch-Smith, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2024
Reporters fresh out of college learned to high-tail it to a fire or shooting; to buttonhole officials before and after public meetings; to take notes in pencil outdoors in winter, because ink congeals in the cold; and to meet deadlines and word limits.
—Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2023
The New Yorker The artist scribbled gags in pencil on her ink-wash cartoons, touching on themes of romance, motherhood, and body image.
—Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
And those who do buy a box will find, when their package arrives, another timeless, uncommonly earnest artifact: a handwritten thank-you note, in pencil or pen.
—Danny Freedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2023
The show does contain a few paintings, but its primary focus is on O’Keeffe’s watercolors, her pastels, and her drawings in pencil and charcoal.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
Many parents record the history of their children’s growth on a wall or door frame, etching the lines in pencil or marker with dates alongside them.
—Ellen Rosen, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
An endpaper ripped out of one of the old books was on the table, someone having scribbled in pencil, Stay off.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2021
In his brief tenure as the University of Louisville’s head football coach, Satterfield has learned that complex plans are to be authored in pencil and that autonomy can be synonymous with anarchy.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2020
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“In pencil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pencil. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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