ink in
Britishverb
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(tr) to use ink to go over pencil lines in (a drawing)
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to apply ink to (a printing surface) in preparing to print from it
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to arrange or confirm definitely
Example Sentences
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They produced a lot of red ink in the company’s portfolio last year, as Occidental’s stock slumped.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Pots of tattoo ink in a rainbow of bright colors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
The napkin, signed in blue ink in December 2000, carries a pledge from then Barcelona director Carles Rexach to sign Messi.
From BBC ● May 17, 2024
"The alphabet movie serves as a compelling example that illustrates the application of emissive thin films like supramolecular ink in the creation of fast-switching displays," said Zhu.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2024
Written in ink, in German, in a small, hopelessly sincere handwriting, were the words “Dear God, life is hell.”
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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