ballpoint pen
noun
a pen in which the point is a fine ball bearing that rotates against a supply of semisolid ink in a cartridge, thus rolling the ink onto paper.
ballpoint pens
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pluralof ballpoint pen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It has tweezers, whatever backgrounds I’m working with and cutting tools that are usually ballpoint pens that have run out of ink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
His foil is the vinegary, steely-spined principal, Sister Aloysius, who forbids the kids to sing “Frosty the Snowman” and is suspicious of ballpoint pens.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
One wall features several swirling mandalas pristinely plotted with a rainbow of ballpoint pens.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
They were phased out with the introduction of ballpoint pens.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2023
The ballpoint pens with London’s streets in them.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
