jotting

Example Sentences

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As he got older, he started jotting down financial terms he didn’t understand to later look them up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Try jotting down three fractions separated by multiplication signs: earnings/sales x sales/assets x assets/equity.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

In a night game in Baltimore last month, Sonoda took notes as usual, jotting down pitches types and their locations.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Williams recommends jotting down the fears about money that are holding you back.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

The use of such lists goes back to the days of antiquity; for all we know there were well-organized Neanderthals jotting their daily schedules on the walls of caves.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood