How to Use crayon in a Sentence

crayon

noun
  • The drawing is done in crayon.
  • All of which is to say: Will someone play … the crayon?
    Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 3 May 2022
  • There's even a makeshift library, where books and crayons are laid out.
    Swati Gupta, Manveena Suri and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 14 Jan. 2020
  • The younger dog eats crayons and has chewed numerous kids’ toys and books.
    Dear Annie, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Fresh crayon boxes and crisp nametags lay on the desks.
    The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Place crayons near the pumpkin stem and use a low-heat hair dryer to melt them.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
  • After the eggs are colored and dried, wipe off the crayon and the name will appear in white.
    Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Children who do not have the tools (pens, crayons, notebooks, backpacks) cannot do the work.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Have your child make a color wheel with markers or crayons.
    Ruth A. Musgrave, National Geographic, 6 Apr. 2020
  • If there are lines to be drawn around speech, Clegg argues, Meta should not be the one holding the crayon.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022
  • It’s crayon, or maybe pastel, and it’s on a black background.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 22 Feb. 2022
  • In the clip, Matthews opened the card to show off the toddler's scribbles, along with a pink heart and Sterling's name written in crayon.
    Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Print and cut out the tie shapes, then let the kids use crayons or colored pencils to write in their answers and sign their names at the bottom.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2023
  • In the crayon map, Barbie’s line has eight dashes, not nine, and is not in the same shape as the actual nine-dash line.
    Rachel Shin, Fortune, 7 July 2023
  • This rich lip crayon feels like a balm but gives off the color of a fancy, way more than $10, lipstick.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 21 Sep. 2022
  • For your Eid party this year, turn ordinary crayons into the minaret of mosques with this easy and adorable craft.
    Manal Aman, Woman's Day Magazine, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Charleston artist, Fer Caggiano, has loved art since her first box of crayons as a little girl growing up in Brazil.
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2020
  • There are fun pens, markers, crayons, note pads, coloring books and craft kits.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2019
  • What to do, for example, with the old-timey telephone in a room full of ferns, or the giant crayon in a locker room?
    Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • In the corner of the frame, a pack of blue and yellow crayons neighbored a fork while a hand reached across the rows of professional athletes.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Cut out the turkey, arrange the napkin within it as pictured, then set out a few crayons and let the fun begin!
    Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • There are crayon scribbles on the floor, diapers neatly stacked on the couch cushion and toys piled near the wall.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But crayon cuties have new products to look forward to once their favorites are all gone.
    Shalwah Evans, Essence, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Later in the film when Mike gets bored and requests a crayon, green is introduced.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Walmart and Target have discounted the 24-pack of Crayola crayons to 50 cents.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This creamy eyeshadow crayon comes in 10 colors, some of which are in the pastel range that can work for lighter skin tones.
    Patrice Grell Yursik, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2021
  • The late-November sky is the precise shade of a cerulean crayon, and the lighting is almost too perfect.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Dior’s pearly gold crayon glides onto lids for an eye-catching accent above the mask.
    Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Finish up with blue skies (made with paint, crayons, or colored pencils) and cotton ball clouds.
    Nicole Harris, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The photo's foreground features a get well soon note with crayon hearts signed by the couple's older daughter Helen, 5.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023

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