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 ● Feb. 4, 2026
It predicted 2022 free cashflow of more than the 2.4 billion euros it had pencilled in previously.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022
Most analysts had pencilled in 8% growth in 2014 profits.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2014
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 ● Dec. 6, 2012
Whereupon Dr. Bryerly had pencilled a note, the reply to which was a message from Uncle Silas, saying that he would be happy to see him in five minutes.
From Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
