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 tests that could eventually be conducted on the purported will include handwriting analysis of the signatures as well as fingerprints and DNA scans of the document.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In some cases, online stores are set up by fraudsters who forge items by purchasing products before adding a fake signature - either by doing so themselves or employing the services of expert handwriting copiers.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 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
There is an envelope with my name, Hank Hooperman, in my mom’s curlicue handwriting with hearts above the o’s.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Roh Soh-yeong’s lawyers submitted a handwritten note that Roh’s mother had apparently saved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last year, The Abbey, a Samuel Smith pub in Derby, abruptly closed with a handwritten note placed on the door saying the brewery owner was unhappy about photos of it being shared online.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Her anguish is shared outside morgues as well as in hospitals, where photos of missing persons are plastered on walls and utility poles, written on handwritten pieces of paper.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
According to the affidavit, she penned two handwritten notes expressing sadness in her marriage, and co-workers said she could not even purchase new work clothes because she gave all her money to Vander Meer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
On the back, handwritten in black ink on white, it reads:
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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 1997, The Times described how McArthur refused to use a typewriter or computer and painstakingly handwrote his Bible studies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 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
The Queen, who championed the anniversary project to refresh the library, handwrote an introduction to the Modern-Day Miniature Library project.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
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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