jottings

Example Sentences

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Let John Denton’s doggerel stand in for all the great jottings that didn’t make it into “Dear California.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

He was due to be sentenced on Thursday at Wood Green Crown Court, which had received a letter Judge David Aaronberg KC described as "jottings and scribblings on a piece of paper".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

His printed draft had whiteout and other jottings indicating clearly it was not a final version.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2020

Gould’s jottings, mostly in black felt-tip pen, are not always legible.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2018

He had been interested in emotions and expressions in people and in animals since his first notebook jottings, through the observations of animals and his own children.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman