sharpie
noun
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sharpie
American
[shahr-pee]
/ ˈʃɑr pi /
Or
sharpy
Sharpie
1
British
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /
noun
sharpie
2
British
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /
noun
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Example Sentences
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Many professional cooks do this with masking tape and a sharpie.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2023
Sixers fans needed only a sharpie and the adhesive to salvage their old No. 25 Simmons jerseys.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
However, the Illinois State Board of Elections said that "sharpie pens are the preferred ballot-marking method for many voting systems".
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022
A rod the width of a sharpie sticks out of her monitor with a dome on it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Probably the most interesting and exciting contests in the small-boat class will be the sharpie races of the Shelter Island Sharpie Club.
From Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895 by Various
I said, “My mom asked me how long I kept the Sharpie on so long.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
It carried Sharpie notes, cracked corners and faded logos from years of swipes.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
The maker of Yankee Candle and Sharpie on Monday said the cuts will have a limited effect on its manufacturing and supply chain operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
The maker of Sharpie markers and Rubbermaid containers says it raised prices in response to tariffs, but rivals declined to do the same.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
The Sharpie I'm using will last much longer than the cards, so ink isn't a problem.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
During the walks to the 15th and 17th tee boxes, the pre-prepared European players pulled out blue sharpies from their back pockets and scrawled away.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Bitcoin sharpies and traders — the true believers who have fueled the crypto investment craze — have been all-in for years, and have the big profits to show for it.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
They act out a talent competition in an abandoned auditorium and create their own arts and crafts project out of soccer balls and black sharpies.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2019
“I was making it a lot prettier than it is to start with,” DeFoe said of his Storm Arashi Vibe lipless “rusty paw” crankbait, which he decorated with orange, red and black sharpies.
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2019
Hanako picked up his hands, noticed his sharpies were getting dull.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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