ballpoint pen
noun
ball·point pen
ˈbȯl-ˌpȯint- 
variants
or less commonly ballpoint
: a pen having as the writing point a small rotating metal ball that inks itself by contact with an inner magazine
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The commitment to a contract was written on the napkin in blue ballpoint pen by Barcelona’s then-sporting director Carles Rexach.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
The commitment to a contract was written in blue ballpoint pen by Carles Rexach, the then sporting director of Barça, on the 6.5 x 6.5 inch napkin.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
For years, Diamond’s team had to decipher little ballpoint pen sketches to understand her visions for album artwork.
—WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
The robot similarly modifies a self-portrait done in ballpoint pen, resulting in a cubist effect where the original and recommended sets of lips don’t line up.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
On the first and second attempts, his secret voice recorder, disguised to look like a ballpoint pen left on a table, was picked up by somebody else.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
Endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation, this retractable ballpoint pen also boasts a contoured rubber grip to give you maximum control.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 21 July 2023
His pictures from that time are in blue ballpoint pen on pieces of paper torn out of notebooks — that’s all Kostenko had.
—Mike Corder, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
Naoki Nishiwaki uses ballpoint pen to make astonishingly intricate drawings, sometimes on tinted paper that’s integral to the color schemes.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
The commitment to a contract was written in blue ballpoint pen by Carles Rexach, the then sporting director of Barça, on the 6.5 x 6.5 inch napkin.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
For years, Diamond’s team had to decipher little ballpoint pen sketches to understand her visions for album artwork.
—WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
The robot similarly modifies a self-portrait done in ballpoint pen, resulting in a cubist effect where the original and recommended sets of lips don’t line up.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
On the first and second attempts, his secret voice recorder, disguised to look like a ballpoint pen left on a table, was picked up by somebody else.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
Endorsed by the Arthritis Foundation, this retractable ballpoint pen also boasts a contoured rubber grip to give you maximum control.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 21 July 2023
His pictures from that time are in blue ballpoint pen on pieces of paper torn out of notebooks — that’s all Kostenko had.
—Mike Corder, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
Naoki Nishiwaki uses ballpoint pen to make astonishingly intricate drawings, sometimes on tinted paper that’s integral to the color schemes.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
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“Ballpoint pen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballpoint%20pen. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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