Example Sentences

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Penciled in to start at free safety is Alohi Gilman, who is entering the final year of his contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025

Penciled in as the No. 2 starter behind Jose Quintana, Rodon has been sidelined all season because of bursitis in his left biceps.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2017

Penciled on the wall, someone had scrawled “My Mom and Dad love me.”

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2017

Penciled at the top of the clipping, in a librarian’s careful hand, is this: “Use caution — much unproven and wrong.”

From Washington Post

Penciled across the top in red were the words “Racial Justice.”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin