handwrite
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of handwrite
First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from handwriting
Example Sentences
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And I like to handwrite stuff, especially for that kind of thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
In addition to requiring students in her intro courses to handwrite their code, the paper exams will count for a higher percentage of the grade this fall, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
I couldn’t sustain the necessary postures and angles to handwrite legibly.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2021
“You tell him I’m taking his fabricator and his cryptography equipment, and he can handwrite notes to his friends for the next 30 years,” she ranted.
From The Verge ● Feb. 11, 2019
In high school I had been able to handwrite ten- and twenty-page papers in little more than an hour—and I never revised what I wrote.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
A 2009 report by the National Academy of Sciences examining the state of forensic sciences found, “The scientific basis for handwriting comparisons needs to be strengthened.”
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
The metal containers carried the inscription "South Africa 1900" and, in a copy of the Queen's handwriting, "I wish you a happy new year".
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
"The same way you are familiar with your family members or best friend's handwriting - the handling of the paint, the way it was presented all spoke instantly of the great master Joan Eardley."
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
“The childish scribbling handwriting is also a red herring for some of the more serious and sinister themes in the book, “ says Cash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
Three Indian messengers bring it to the fort gates, and I rejoice to see Captain Smith’s handwriting.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department released the handwritten notes Friday, saying investigators believe the author’s distinctive language, grammar and phrasing could be recognized by someone who knows the writer.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
It is also the only Met case still run on the 1980s card index system, kept in case a handwritten detail was ever overlooked.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Instead, he found handwritten signs taped to the restaurant’s door: “Rebuild it. This is our home. Don’t change a thing,” recounts Katerina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Others held handwritten banners reading: "You made us proud, men."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Each handwritten story had a small illustration at the top.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
For Christmas in 1995, he handwrote that poem and gave it to his father and two grandfathers along with a pair of black socks each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
In college, I hung paper seahorses from the ceiling and handwrote poems which I taped below the window by my bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Research, for example, has found that students’ brains were more active when they handwrote information rather than typing it on a keyboard and when using a pen and paper versus a stylus and a tablet.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
Once he settled against a gubernatorial bid, Kennedy said he handwrote his announcement statement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
Underneath, he handwrote: “If done under your assurance that it is not traceable.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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