lead pencil
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lead pencil
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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Woolf ends up at a stationery shop on the Strand, where she purchases a single lead pencil before heading home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
They later found a lead pencil and writing slate dating to the late 1500s that appear to bear images of letters and an Englishman with a gun.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2017
One of the most unusual recent discoveries is a small piece of slate that was used as a writing tablet, along with a lead pencil.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2015
Each day he dotted the virtues he failed to fulfill with a black lead pencil.
From Forbes ● Apr. 6, 2011
It was the tip of a lead pencil, broken off and wrapped up and presented along with a card that said, “A gross of commas, to be used liberally throughout the year as needed.”
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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