pen and paper

Example Sentences

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If you think writing out a math calculation with pen and paper is enough to create consciousness, you have far more faith in mathematics than I do.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

If we linger here with a pen and paper — just for fun — and begin to take these soups apart, something interesting happens.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

David Yturralde arrived at the mushroom talk in Newport Beach recently armed with a pen and paper and a host of questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

One of Marks & Spencer's biggest suppliers has resorted to using pen and paper for orders as the disruption from the cyber attack on the retailer continues.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

Instead I sat down with pen and paper and wrote him a letter.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs