in writing

idiom

: in the form of a letter or a document

The agreement needs to be in writing in order for it to be valid.

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An objection must be made in writing and be signed by at least one-fifth of the House and Senate and list the grounds for objection. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025 The attorneys appealed to Tarrant County district judges, who informed the judge to apologize in writing. —

Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025 Free association in writing, when writing is actually going on and not merely longed for, is euphoric; thought seems to move upward and skyward, the panorama widening, the material available to the gaze increasing as one rises farther away. —

Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025 Until then, both the public and the media have to request them in writing and wait weeks – or drive to the clerk’s office in downtown Miami and wait in line to view the files. —

Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in writing