A penciled sketch. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Many artists now work on computers ( "penciled" and "inked" are just digital metaphors). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
It is very pretty, and it has my name penciled in the back for first dibs on borrowing it: -). From Wordnik.com. [When all else in you turns and runs] Reference
Haven't seen his name penciled in much. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
"It's just kind of penciled in right now, but he should be in the games within 10 days or so," Scioscia said. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Then he crossed that out and penciled in "I will.". From Wordnik.com. [The Cat (and Hat) That Came to Stay] Reference
He handed her a torn newspaper sheet, blue penciled. From Wordnik.com. [Defenders of Democracy; contributions from representative men and women of letters and other arts from our allies and our own country, edited by the Gift book committee of the Militia of Mercy] Reference
The eyebrows, matching the dark hair, perfectly penciled. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home] Reference
Below, I've penciled out one that I believe needs to come into being. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Shireman: Glenn Beck and Michael Moore Together: What the Country Needs] Reference
Seizing it, he smoothed it out and read the two jerkily penciled words. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
"How much? why, see here;" and he penciled down the following figures on. From Wordnik.com. [Cord and Creese] Reference
"Sunsets and vanity," he read drearily and penciled the rebuke away with. From Wordnik.com. [Kenny] Reference
He had got his work completed; the formula, penciled out, were on his table. From Wordnik.com. [The Sleuth of St. James's Square] Reference
One day I turned one of those copies over and saw penciled notations on the back. From Wordnik.com. [Forgotten] Reference
"Oh, haven't you?" asked Miss Pennington, with a raising of her penciled eyebrows. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls First Appearances in Photo Dramas] Reference
In cleaning house she had noticed some words penciled on the wall near the cabinet. From Wordnik.com. [Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail] Reference
To bolster his case, he penciled into the space for listing hobbies: "writes poetry.". From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore's Patriotic Chore] Reference
Miss Briggs turned the page around and eagerly read the words that were penciled there. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers] Reference
Inside was a single sheet of lined paper and a letter written in a child's penciled scrawl. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Karen’s Crowded Mind] Reference
Prognosticators who go with favorites will no doubt have Germany penciled in against Italy. From Wordnik.com. [A Cognoscenti's Guide To The World Cup] Reference
If a boomer does manage to get penciled in, they still may not have much cause for celebration. From Wordnik.com. [Help Wanted] Reference
She listlessly took it up and glanced over it, when her eye caught a few lines penciled upon it. From Wordnik.com. [Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival] Reference
At the head of each street was a small penciled sign telling them what company they were passing. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
The plan was first imagined, then penciled, then carefully drawn, and then followed by the workmen. From Wordnik.com. [Power of Mental Imagery Being the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency] Reference
At this Gaultier went back, and, tearing a leaf out of his pocket-book, penciled the following words. From Wordnik.com. [The Cryptogram A Novel] Reference
For a moment she traced the beachline with her forefinger, reading the penciled names from the paper. From Wordnik.com. [Where the Sun Swings North] Reference
Miller penciled in drawings of Woodstock splattered against the wall and Kitty's gruesome decapitation. From Wordnik.com. [The Roman Twin] Reference
Chinese President Hu Jintao, meanwhile, was penciled in for lunch (it was postponed by Hurricane Katrina). From Wordnik.com. [NORTH KOREA HOLD 'EM] Reference
Josh Kaplan, 10, penciled the following report: Our story unfolds with yet more mischief by George and Harold. From Wordnik.com. [Books: This Ain't Harry P!] Reference
A wider group of principals, including Ridge, picked an option on May 21 and penciled in June 6 for its unveiling. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's Homeland Shuffle] Reference
Along the roadside through the Côte Lorraine were here and there graves with rude crosses and penciled inscriptions. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
In the box was his card with these words penciled upon it: 'A contribution to the man-made dress of a God-made woman. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Bibliotaph and Other People] Reference
Dad, a car buff who owned an auto-repair shop, penciled long-nosed 1930s Duesenbergs, and little Eddie traced over them. From Wordnik.com. [Trailblazer By Design] Reference
His beard was closely shaved, but showed, from the soft, penciled tints about his mouth and chin, that it was likewise black. From Wordnik.com. [A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren] Reference
Yet she remembered the deep blue-gray eyes with their perfectly penciled dark brows and lashes, even the rather sad expression of them. From Wordnik.com. [The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army] Reference
According to Perot biographer Mason, Perot blue-penciled drafts and retained the right to buy out Follett's contract and kill the book. From Wordnik.com. [The Man And The Myth] Reference
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