scribble

Example Sentences

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Watching Mr. White’s Springsteen scribble down lyrics doesn’t exactly make for a revelatory cinematic experience, however.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

But like everything else in the movie, it’s just a scribble in the margins.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

"I scribble and sketch, but shift quickly to the computer. I thought I'd write the whole manuscript longhand - by the third paragraph I gave up."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

“I miss my Africa very much and my mother too,” read a scribble in French on the wall nearby.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

I work at banging the license plate flat again, scribble down Another of those terrible times, and add it to the wall of my room, which is already covered in notes just like this.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven