mechanical pencil
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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With the width of a thin mechanical pencil lead and the length of a sewing pin, it’s easy to see how this tiny, thread-like snippet of an invertebrate has gone unnoticed — until now.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023
The video equipment has improved, but even now researchers often take waterproof notes by writing on pieces of PVC pipe with a mechanical pencil.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 24, 2022
He outlines her portrait in mechanical pencil, one of several weighing down his front pocket.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2018
I imagine that a core sample taken from one of these painted walls — a little cylinder the width of mechanical pencil lead, say — could be analyzed like tree rings.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2018
Tucker leaned against the counter and clipped his mechanical pencil to the frames of his glasses.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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