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

"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 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

Attitude forgotten, Penny grabs a handful and promptly begins to scribble all over the coloring book, as well as Mrs. V’s table.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper