felt-tip pen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of felt-tip pen
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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They’re painstakingly hand-done with pencil and felt-tip pen and, on close examination, aren’t nearly as mechanical as their premise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
Handwritten in felt-tip pen on yellow legal-style pads, “this was a great early version, this working out of ideas right on the page,” he recalled on the witness stand Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Officials in Maricopa County ask voters to use the felt-tip pen provided in voting booths because the ink dries quickest, they say, and is best suited to the county’s optical scanners.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
Ben Woods, 40, from Wirral, who scooped just under £2.5m in 2004, said he had been cleaning up objects including felt-tip pen lids and bottle tops.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2021
His mother’s phone number, jotted down with a felt-tip pen, blurred into oblivion.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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