How to Use pen in a Sentence

pen

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• Gibb wrote a song for the movie, his first in years, while penning a memoir.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
• Roth penned the script with Jeff Rendell, his childhood friend.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
• Christy Hall penned the screenplay based on Hoover’s bestseller.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
• Many of the most beloved songs from the TV series will feature, but the duo will also pen new tracks.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
• The Colombian singer penned a farewell to Barcelona, her home of the last eight years, in the caption, written in Spanish.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
• Many of the books that have been pulled from school and library shelves across the country were penned by her closest friends.
  — Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• Sidibe and Banks penned the script, with Banks writing the teleplay and directing the pilot.
  — Breanna Bell, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
• Ehren Kruger, one of the writers on Maverick, will pen the screenplay.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2023
• Stephen Sheilds penned the script with Guy Busick revising a draft.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2023
• Dolly penned a children’s book, Coat of Many Colors, in 1994.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• Most of Mounk’s thinkers penned their famous essays and monographs decades ago.
  — Samuel Clowes Huneke, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2023
• Loretta had penned the song that landed her baby sister in the top 40 of the country music charts.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• The film is based on a book said to be penned by the real-life Conway, though her identity has not been revealed.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024
• Stephen Oliver and Tom Vaughan penned the script, with revisions by Shore.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023
• The period drama was penned by Michael Gutmann and Maas.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 May 2023
• One question is the extent to which a writer has to play in the creative process of penning literary works.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
• Speaking of the power of fiction: This one woman pens a book that becomes the favorite book of every CEO.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2023
• Althea had also spent days penning a three-and-a-half-page victory speech in green ink on onionskin paper for the event.
  — Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
• Sturge & Toth has penned a sharp new fleet for fellow British outfit Falcon Tenders.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023
• One hacker has penned a 50-page essay on how to invest in cryptocurrency and sell at the right time to make a profit.
  — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
• The musical is a light adaptation of the 1977 Martin Scorsese film of the same name, a movie for which Kander and Ebb penned that most famous song.
  — Michael Appler, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
• Will later penned a children’s book of the same name based on his own relationship with his firstborn.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
• Later in the month, another game dev penned a similar post.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 1 July 2023
• Offscreen, the actor has proven to be a man of many talents, penning a series of comedic books with tongue-in-cheek titles like A Goomba's Guide to Life.
  — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2024
• Soon enough, the two were penning romantic letters to each other.
  — Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
• Prince-Bythewood will develop the next pass of a draft penned by author Tomi Adeyemi.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
• The place remains a witness to border policy penned a few thousand miles away, and a solace to the lives shaped by that policy.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2023
• Ahead of the party on Wednesday, Wilson penned a birthday tribute to his wife on Instagram.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
• Yes, she’s penned more than a dozen books chronicling tales of intrigue, romance, and adventure.
  — TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
• Two-actor musicals are still relatively rare, and only a fraction of those are penned for both roles to be played by women.
  — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024

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pen

2 of 2 noun

• The edges had curled and yellowed and some of the text was circled in pen.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
• The sheep stayed in their pens, girls covered their faces.
  — Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• Find the spot where the string (or thread, or floss) meets itself and mark it with a pen.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
• The Bailey Light comes from the reputable pen brand Cross.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2023
• But, but, but — there wasn’t four feet of snow in my reindeer pen.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2023
• Write names on the tags with a gold pen or marker, then attach them to the pears with T-pins.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2023
• The Rangers haven’t found any reliable answers in the middle of the ‘pen.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 24 May 2023
• The ranch includes a three-bedroom home and a large barn and cattle pens.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
• Blake Lemoine asked me, between puffs of a pink and yellow vape pen.
  — Josh Morgenthau, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2023
• Grab some friends, a piece of paper and pen and read on to learn more about this fortune-telling game.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
• Grab a notebook and a pen, set a timer for three minutes, and journal.
  — Tess Brigham, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• Beside the menorah, a small Israeli flag stuck out of a mug filled with pens.
  — Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• These bugs are small, about the size of a pen tip, and are normally red or orange.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
• These vape pens look like school supplies — and they’re being used in plain sight.
  — USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
• Use an awl, a Sharpie pen or a small triangular file to make a mark in the center of the vise’s jaws.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2023
• Everything his pen touches turns to the best album, record or song of the year.
  — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
• These paint pens dry quickly and work on dark surfaces.
  — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2023
• Boom! actress explained that the two first met via pen and paper.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
• Supporters of Donald Trump roamed a pen that was set up to house them.
  — Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• For most of the day, she’s been speed-walking around the stadium with a stack of documents and a pen.
  — Tariro Mzezewa, Vulture, 12 July 2023
• The Moleskine smart pen and notebook set is the perfect bridge.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
• For those who fancy a freckled look, the Marine Drest freckle pens are a breeze to use.
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
• The unanswered question: Will the ‘pen be any better than last season?
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2024
• They were ringed by a half-moon of reporters, all silent, all holding pens over notebooks.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2023
• The blue markings of the surgeon’s skin pen and red wounds where the incisions were made are still visible on the body.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• Punch at the plate, pain in the ’pen Of course, that the Tigers aren’t particularly good isn’t that surprising.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2023
• The Prince and Princess of Wales' kids received small rubber fire trucks with the fire house's logo, pens, notebooks and T-shirts from their stair climb.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• From pen to paper to film, five standout original songs are now on their way to the Oscars.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
• Blume is one of the most influential young adult authors to ever pick up a pen.
  — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
• The laptop compartment holds devices up to 15.6 inches, and there’s a front compartment with pockets, pen pockets, key fob hooks, and more.
  — Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024