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
Rupert's been described to me, at 94, as still "the sharpest person in the room" and a "phenomenon who loves papers and has ink in his veins".
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
All told, PCC is bracing for more red ink in 2024.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 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
Then from a drawer in his night table he took out a sheet of paper, a yellow envelope, a small red pen box, and a square bottle with purple ink in it.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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