Noun : The pen is mightier than the sword. ,He writes with a witty, incisive pen. ,I leave this story to abler pens. ,a master of the pen.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : to pen an essay. ,to pen a sketch.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : We have a pen of twenty sheep. ,We have built several pens to hold our harvest of corn.    From Dictionary.com. 

Klein penned this essay and this response last week.    From Wordnik.com.  [July « 2008 « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference

She thought of the name penned on the back of the Polaroid—GABI.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Dust Mambo] Reference

I think John McCain penned a very thoughtful and detailed explanation of his rejection.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain to vote against Sotomayor] Reference

But the bill that Pelosi and Reid have penned is terrible for our country and for the people.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Poll: Americans split on health care reform] Reference

Two weeks ago, Palin penned a Washington Post op-ed criticizing the president's position on "cap-and-trade" legislation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Out of office, Palin remains a MoveOn target] Reference

The book has weight, its brown-spotted pages crackle between fingers, a name penned on the flyleaf is faded but unforgotten.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Boat of a Million Years]

IBM claims it has delivered more than 500 autonomic technologies since Kevin penned that column, and today announced a slate of new offerings.    From Wordnik.com.  [IBM's computer odyssey in second generation] Reference

Somewhere in all of the pictures and perhaps even the exactness and accuracy of the film to the source the intent and story that Moore penned is lost.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judging a Book by its Cover | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference

The book has a foreword penned by none other than Mark Steyn.    From Wordnik.com.  [2009 February 02 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference

The Superficial has obtained a tentative list of song titles penned by Chris Brown.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Superficial - Because You're Ugly] Reference

As for the journal, this journal, it was blank except for one word penned neatly on the upper left margin of the first page.    From Wordnik.com.  [William] Reference

I am an aspiring novelist and a writer at heart who finds cathartic relief in every word penned, whether it be digitally or otherwise.    From Wordnik.com.  [xenogere] Reference

In all, the game features 20 Ontario landmarks displayed as "icicons" (a name penned by the college) on 46 "Spatial View auto-stereoscopic 3D screens.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tech News] Reference

Letters were once "penned" if they were written at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Michael Conniff: Aspen High Dis Cursive] Reference

Last week I was in New York City to peddle prose "penned" over the past year.    From Wordnik.com.  [French Word-A-Day:] Reference

If some politician or politician's wife or husband "penned" a memoir and it wasn't the least bit inspiring.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference

Some people might feel that it's less revelatory to be kind of penned into a small crowd.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

My favorite post on the Obama maniacs goes something like this (I can't remember the FReeper who "penned" it).    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

And I know that it is not the heart of a perjured liar such as penned those lines. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series] Reference

There will be an opening column, most often penned by the editor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sheafless In Seattle: Will This Cyber Mag Fly?] Reference

Later they learned that Clinton had penned the lines that morning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dancing In The Darkness] Reference

It is a shame Edmund Morris failed to realize this as he penned "Dutch.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

It's no wonder, then, that Holmes has penned the perfect tale for insomniacs.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Ham For All Seasons] Reference

Benson penned Nelson Mandela's biography, sharing a close friendship with him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fighting Words] Reference

That isn't a quote from Fox News; it was penned in 1967 by Polish writer Leopold Tyrmand.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE PRE- AND POST-BUSH DIVIDE] Reference

And Putin enthusiasts around the country have penned songs and poems glorifying his mighty deeds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Comrade Putin's New Russia] Reference

But perhaps the most revealing book from a 10 Downing Street insider is one penned by Brown himself a year ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Haunted By ‘Courage’] Reference

Sources say Darman recently penned "Adventures in Wonderland," a secret memoir about his government experience.    From Wordnik.com.  [Darman's Diary?] Reference

Salter, who had penned the chapter on Lewis, urged McCain to remain more dignified than Lewis had been in his remarks.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Great Debates] Reference

As soon as writer Ted Griffin ( "Ravenous") penned a smart retelling of the vehicle, Clooney and Soderbergh signed up.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Clooney Rolls The Dice] Reference

It is a shame Edmund Morris failed to realize this as he penned "Dutch" ( "The Book on Reagan," Special Report, Oct. 4).    From Wordnik.com.  [Europe's Highs And Lows] Reference

When Orbach penned her first book 31 years ago, the bestseller "Fat Is a Feminist Issue," bulimia and anorexia were barely on the radar.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Body Till Some Body Loves You] Reference

The relative openness of the West Wing is in direct contrast to the hermetically sealed press room, where grumpy reporters are penned up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Happy Campers At The White House] Reference