NOUN | a ballpoint pen | ballpoint pens | |
SYNO | ballpen | ballpoint | ballpoint pen | ... |
NOUN article.ind sg | pl
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Usage Examples English
- Carbon paper (originally carbonic paper) consists of sheets of paper that create one or more copies simultaneously with the creation of an original document when inscribed by a typewriter or ballpoint pen.
- Some of the gags from the adverts made it into the film, including English incorrectly identifying a waiter, and inadvertently shooting himself with a tranquilliser ballpoint pen.
- Neither Reynolds' nor Eversharp's ballpoint lived up to consumer expectations in America. Ballpoint pen sales peaked in 1946, and consumer interest subsequently plunged due to market saturation.
- One popular (but incorrect) folk etymology makes an association between the size of a penknife and that of a small ballpoint pen.
- The rough draft was composed with pencil and ballpoint pen into an A4 exercise book, spanning 170 pages.
- In 1954 Parker released the Parker Jotter ballpoint pen with its original nylon body and inverted "V" clip.
- Such quills tend to have metal nibs or are sometimes even outfitted with a ballpoint pen inside to remove the need for a separate source of ink.
- A pen (also called a stylus) looks like a simple ballpoint pen but uses an electronic head instead of ink.
- There are a wide variety of forms available, but as a rule it is much smaller and simpler than the antique lap desk, having at the most a small drawer or holding area for a ballpoint pen and a pencil.
- In October 2000, while doing an interview, Kenny held Court TV reporter Maria Zone hostage by pressing a ballpoint pen into her throat.
- ... born László József Schweiger; 29 September 1899 – 24 October 1985), Hispanicized as Ladislao José Biro, was a Hungarian-Argentine inventor who patented the first commercially successful modern ballpoint pen.
- The golden ball that lies atop the tower is said to be inspired by a ballpoint pen, and contains a restaurant; immediately below this is an outside viewing deck.
- When the United States Army (that had occupied Japan after the World War II) brought ballpoint pens with them, Japanese people were amazed by them and their long-lasting ink system, since ballpoints did not need to be refilled as often as fountain pens.
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