pencil

[ˈpensl]

Definition:
1. A thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood.
2. Write, draw, or trace with a pencil.

Use 'pencil' in a sentence:

1. He made marks with a pencil.
2. He had written her a note in pencil.
3. This is a pencil sharpener.
4. Some schools lack money for basics like books and pencils.
5. Take out your pencil-box.
6. I found a pencil and some blank paper in her desk.
7. With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in.
8. I have a pencil and a pencil sharpener.
9. That letter was written in pencil.
10. He pulled the stub of a pencil from behind his ear.
11. Have a pencil and notepad ready.
12. The pencil is shorter.
13. Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top.
14. A previous owner had pencilled ‘ First Edition ’ inside the book's cover.
15. This pencil's blunt!
16. I use a styptic pencil on shaving cuts.
17. Here's a pencil sharpener.
18. It would be good to have a pencil and paper handy.
19. He chewed at the end of his pencil, thinking out the next problem.
20. Have a pad and pencil ready and jot down some of your thoughts.
21. We've pencilled in a meeting for Tuesday afternoon.
22. Here's a pencil-box.
23. Do you usually take notes in class with a pen or pencil?
24. While he was talking to his secretary, he toyed with a pencil.
25. Each student should have a pencil and pad.
26. When you type out the letter, it will take less space than this pencil copy.
27. In the roots of the olives, you could find centipedes as long as a pencil.
28. He was rolling a pencil between his fingers.
29. Laugh at the pencil.
30. I knew that if I didn't make a note I would lose the thought so I asked to borrow a pen or pencil.
31. I like my pencil-box!
32. I need to buy paper and pencils, that kind of thing.
33. When did they sharpen the pencil?
34. They all have pencil-boxes.
35. Anything written with a soft pencil smears easily.
36. Put away your pencil box!
37. Ring the correct answer in pencil.
38. She wrote in pencil.
39. My pencil-box is orange.
40. He pencilled a note to Joseph Daniels.
41. Carry a notepad and pen or pencil with you to jot down ideas.
42. That pencil gets shorter.
43. She scribbled a note in pencil.
44. I snapped the pencil in half.
45. His pencil sharpener is big.
46. Neither pen nor pencil can express.
47. Fill in gaps by using short, upward strokes of the pencil.
48. The pencil is blunt.
49. She scribbled a note in pencil .
50. She can't write yet, but she loves to scribble with a pencil.
51. He buys a new pencil-box.
52. Pencil-box is a rectangle.
53. You can erase pencil marks with a rubber.
54. He picked up a pencil and toyed with it idly.
55. In this company you have to go through complex bureaucratic procedures just to get a new pencil.
56. I can't write with this pencil stub.
57. Shall I pencil you in for Friday? (= for a meeting)
58. I'll get a pencil and paper.
59. Pencil marks can be erased with a rubber.
60. I have two pencil boxes.
61. Have you got a pencil sharpener?
62. Mary suggests using a neutral lip pencil.
63. She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub.
64. The comments in pencil haven't photocopied very well.
65. A previous owner had pencilled ‘First Edition ’ inside the book's cover.
66. Give me that pencil.
67. Nobody else has a pencil sharpener.
68. Give your brows extra definition with Outdoor Girl's Eyebrow Pencil in Brown.
69. She began rubbing out the pencilled marks in the margin.