pencil
noun
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
had penciled
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past perfectof pencil.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The 0.4-percentage-point drop in the index compared with a year earlier was steeper than that expected by economists, who had penciled in inflation of 3%, though gas prices remain elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
That compared with $3.85 billion and $18.61 billion a year earlier, and is below the $4.47 billion and $19.47 billion in revenue that analysts polled by FactSet had penciled in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Indeed, comparable sales at stores open for more than a year increased 2.5% year over year, better than the 0.6% decline analysts had penciled in.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Wall Street had penciled in $1.32 billion and for same-store sales to rise by 2.5%.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
Even though I did not have the schedule, I knew what time Papa had penciled in for bed.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
