sharpie
noun
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sharpie
American
[shahr-pee]
/ ˈʃɑr pi /
Or
sharpy
Sharpie
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British
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /
noun
sharpie
2
British
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /
noun
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But when Gaga and her posse arrive at their destination across town, the same young woman has beaten them there, and waits with a sharpie and a photo.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Sixers fans needed only a sharpie and the adhesive to salvage their old No. 25 Simmons jerseys.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
However, the Illinois State Board of Elections said that "sharpie pens are the preferred ballot-marking method for many voting systems".
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022
In the prep room, I put on the gown, and the surgeon drew marks on my chest with a blue sharpie.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
The smaller sharpie was usually rigged with a single mast and sail, though some small boats were fitted for two sails.
From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle
As he plotted out the film, Kohs grabbed a Sharpie, drew a medal with a ribbon and pinned the notecard to his research board, manifesting his dream ending: a Nobel Prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Newell Brands sank 29% after the maker of Sharpie pens and Yankee Candle reported third-quarter sales that missed Wall Street expectations and the company slashed its full-year outlook External link for earnings and sales.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
As each person entered, they were handed a white label and a Sharpie to create a name tag for themself.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2025
Sharpie pens, like the ones he uses for executive orders, sell for $3 at Mar-a-Lago.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2025
Then she takes out a Sharpie of her own.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
During the walks to the 15th and 17th tee boxes, the pre-prepared European players pulled out blue sharpies from their back pockets and scrawled away.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
Money managers and market observers don’t know what is happening in your portfolio, and their job typically involves trying to keep big-money investors happy despite the short attention spans those sharpies have.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
They act out a talent competition in an abandoned auditorium and create their own arts and crafts project out of soccer balls and black sharpies.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2019
“I was making it a lot prettier than it is to start with,” DeFoe said of his Storm Arashi Vibe lipless “rusty paw” crankbait, which he decorated with orange, red and black sharpies.
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2019
Then he turned and snarled, lifting his sharpies.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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