scribble
Example Sentences
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He usually writes the movies he directs; this time around, he didn’t have to scribble a single word.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Jacob Bethell can now add another bullet point to the notebook he uses to scribble down reminders before going out to bat.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025
I could read, take walks, scribble off letters or, best of all, do nothing at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 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
It’s disconcertingly like a washroom scribble, something you’d write with spray paint on a wall.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.