How to Use legal pad in a Sentence

legal pad

noun
  • The ex-cop, in a suit and tie, sat at the defense table most of the week, scribbling notes on a legal pad.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 3 Apr. 2021
  • With her yellow legal pad, Mayra was ready to take down names.
    Washington Post, 28 May 2021
  • The two couples drew up the contract on a yellow legal pad.
    New York Times, 14 May 2022
  • In his office the FBI found a legal pad with a list of the email addresses and passwords.
    Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Hogan drew up an outline on a legal pad the night before, but left the finish blank.
    Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Elmore reached into his desk and took out a legal pad to write notes as Core went on.
    Eli Saslow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The same things happened with these legal pads, white with narrow lines.
    Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Morris retrieved a legal pad from his car and took notes as Biden opened up.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The Gipper reached into his briefcase and pulled out a legal pad.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Many of the jurors looked intently at the judge, scribbling notes on white legal pads.
    Corinne Ramey, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Karkutt, who had moved into the public seats in the back of the courtroom to see the screen that Sidoti used to present the police report, took notes on a legal pad.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Elmore set down his legal pad, stood from his chair and started to pace behind to his desk.
    Eli Saslow, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The defendant, in a suit and tie, has sat at the defense table, taking notes on a large legal pad.
    Ray Sanchez and Aaron Cooper, CNN, 2 Apr. 2021
  • There was nothing to distract me from the blankness of my striped yellow legal pads.
    Fernanda Eberstadt, Vogue, 30 July 2018
  • After making his pitch, Bell sees a young man taking notes on a legal pad.
    Alex Shephard, New Republic, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The yellow legal pad color on the Notes app is one example.
    Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2018
  • Dorsey first scribbled the idea for Twitter on a legal pad, said Scott Rosenberg in Axios.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Kim, who is studying to become a lawyer, looked very studious with a legal pad, taking notes from the gallery for the entirety of the day.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 22 Apr. 2022
  • There were no office supplies, no legal pads, no staff.
    John Baer, Philly.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Decades ago, Eagles’ co-founder Don Henley wrote over 100 pages of notes for lyrics on yellow legal pads.
    Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Chauvin, too, has been wearing a face mask as observes the proceedings and takes notes on a legal pad.
    Eric Ferkenhoff, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2021
  • That's when the senior girl slid over $39 in coins and bills, then handed Weschler a yellow legal pad with a handwritten list.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Find a therapist or support group or get a legal pad and write your anger until the world makes a little more sense.
    Robin Abrahams, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The day after the dramatic end to the manhunt, Singleton sat at his desk with a yellow legal pad in front of him.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 May 2022
  • He was known to take copious notes on yellow legal pads.
    Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Mayra wrote out Liliana’s name and number on her yellow legal pad.
    Washington Post, 28 May 2021
  • The raw notes, scribbled on a legal pad, were part of last year’s high-profile trial in which Depp largely prevailed.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
  • That included 217 legal pads of lyrics and notes, demo tapes, his trusted guitar and dozens of awards.
    Dave Paulson, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Some clacked away on the keyboards of their laptops, other scribbled notes on legal pads as many of the world’s top basketball prospects ran up and down the court in front of them.
    Malika Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 18 May 2018
  • When the victory was announced, Rizzo, who was tracking the vote count on a legal pad, leaped into the air and shouted with joy.
    Greg Jaffe, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023

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