scribbling

Example Sentences

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While on vacation in France, he started scribbling an idea for a spy novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Scenes of Redford and Hoffman taking phone calls and scribbling down notes, or poring over library slips in desperate search of a kernel of a lead, were thrilling.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Laughs, applause, and serious scribbling on notepads ensued.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

He came up with the name by "scribbling on a napkin".

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

He worked from dawn into the night in his apartment, scribbling his words in pencil onto a yellow pad.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow