quill

Example Sentences

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He holds a piece of paper in one hand and a quill in the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

He must save it all for his quill.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Written using quill and ink, the letter dated 4 September 1892 reveals the names of three engineers who installed a new type of light in the 30ft tower.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

I would exercise my First Amendment right to free speech—but in the old-fashioned way: by scratching out pamphlets with a quill pen and handing them out on the street.

From Slate • May 8, 2024

I reach to the nearest wall and touch the tip of the quill to the darkness residing between two slats of wood, and something darker than ink sucks into the hollow of the quill.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman