longhand

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In 1970, he sent her a letter in impeccably neat, angular longhand.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

During moments of rest, he leafed through a diary, written longhand by a Russian soldier: “I’ve been at war for four weeks already and I miss my mom,” Courier read.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

She started writing what would become “The Other Black Girl” in longhand, on Knopf stationery — something that helps her be less critical, she said — during quiet moments at her cubicle.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Some city ordinances weren’t even indexed, forcing Birch and Karabian to leaf through the longhand lawbooks page by page, wearing special archival gloves.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

One hundred full verses exactly copied out in longhand, because it is the final one that reveals your crime.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver