quill
Example Sentences
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The back features a genie’s lamp resting on an open book and a feathered quill with an olive branch in the background—symbols of peace, knowledge and learning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
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
Harry put his quill between his teeth and reached underneath his pillow for his ink bottle and a roll of parchment.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing quill
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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