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 pencilled
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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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Danske’s Carsten Lonborg Madsen had pencilled in a revenue decline of between zero and minus 8% so the minus 5% to minus 13% range will necessitate a downgrade from him.
From MarketWatch β Feb. 4, 2026
Saturday, 11 February may have been the date many had pencilled in as the Grand Slam decider with Ireland and France - the best two sides in the world - meeting in Dublin.
From BBC β Feb. 6, 2023
It predicted 2022 free cashflow of more than the 2.4 billion euros it had pencilled in previously.
From Reuters β Oct. 28, 2022
The total of $670m including the earlier $340m NY DFS settlement is a touch smaller than the $730m that we had pencilled in.
From The Guardian β Dec. 6, 2012
The attorney had pencilled a line on a scrap of paper and shoved it across in front of the coroner.
From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
