handwrite
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of handwrite
First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from handwriting
Example Sentences
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At the center of the Venn diagram of people who love technology and love to handwrite everything, there’s ReMarkable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
“As a general rule, reading and writing go hand in hand, and the ability to actually handwrite is key in the development of young learners.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
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
It worked well, allowing me to type up notes far faster than I could ever handwrite them.
From The Verge ● Jun. 4, 2022
He taught me how to handwrite the alphabet before I went to school.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Other forensic experts, particularly in handwriting analysis, concluded that the will didn’t match Hughes’s strokes, recalled Lyter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
But the inept followers aside — and many of them are falling to the side — there are those who see the handwriting on the wall.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
Every detail of her Olympic visit was closely scrutinised, from the clothes she wore to the bag she was carrying and even her handwriting.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
On it was a message written by Mr. Pinkerton just before I’d started down Shady Oak Lane, but it looked enough like Mr. Maroney’s handwriting that even I was deceived at first glance.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Others held handwritten banners reading: "You made us proud, men."
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
So when a series of letters, handwritten in English and allegedly signed by El Chapo, recently began arriving at the federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y., they posed a mystery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
"Each package had a handwritten image of a smiling face and the letter 'M' marked on it," said Nelson.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The back rooms of the La Brea Tar Pits are, at the moment, a maze of packing crates tagged with handwritten sticky notes that say things like “bison skulls” or “camel hip.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Since it had Liyana’s name handwritten and spelled correctly on a card at the top, she opened it and gasped.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Mozart’s sister, Maria Anna “Nannerl,” handwrote many of the genius composer’s compositions, and Playhouse head painter Johnny LeBlanc said the group worked to create an exact replica of her strokes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
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
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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