How to Use put pen to paper in a Sentence
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But, like me, not all of her clients are able to put pen to paper.
—Ellen O'Brien, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2022
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Crouser put pen to paper in his room a few days ago to calm his nerves.
—BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
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Yes, many of the high school seniors who put pen to paper Wednesday will change their minds in a few months.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Dec. 2021
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To help restart the streetcar, the once teenage heartthrob and fan of Cincinnati's urban core, put pen to paper.
—Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 16 June 2020
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Kirkland was not the last Oscar hopeful to put pen to paper on behalf of her own prospects.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2023
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But in this old O'Rourke standard, too, lies a passage that led many an aspiring car writer back in the day to put pen to paper.
—Jamie Kitman, Car and Driver, 16 Feb. 2022
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One day, to try to heal, Jones decided to put pen to paper and write letters to the very students who had tormented him.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
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Six hours after Kemp put pen to paper, the state’s election officials were sued.
—Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2022
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Now, Diaz wants Miami to be the team that wins in the end, as opposed to the one that leads early and then falls behind when prospects put pen to paper.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2021
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Simply put pen to paper and send someone a good old-fashioned letter.
—Country Living Staff, Country Living, 11 June 2020
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Jerrod Cameron put pen to paper this morning and signed with Coastal Carolina.
—Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Dec. 2021
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Some put pen to paper or type their messages into a Word document.
—Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2020
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The debate about the Real ID program has been raging almost since Congress put pen to paper.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 15 Dec. 2022
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Rosa, the Gatorade player of the year in Connecticut, put pen to paper in the school’s auditorium Wednesday.
—Dom Amore, courant.com, 15 Dec. 2021
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Days before her book’s release, Spears opened up about her decision to put pen to paper in a post on Instagram.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
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In creating Schitt’s Creek, Levy put pen to paper to let the world know what society could look like with less judgment and prejudice.
—Sammie Yeager, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2020
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The 6-foot-4 guard put pen to paper Sunday and made his transfer official with his letter of intent, the program announced.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 10 Apr. 2023
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Italo Calvino was, word for word, the most charming writer to put pen to paper in the twentieth century.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
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Marilyn Bergman, who died Saturday at age 93, and her husband Alan, 96, stand among the best lyricists who ever put pen to paper.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2022
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Granted, there’s still a while to go before Auburn’s current commits put pen to paper and sign their letters of intent, which bind them to the university.
—Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 5 Aug. 2023
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Overall, 25 new faces are expected to put pen to paper on their national letters of intent (NLI).
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 21 Dec. 2022
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There are those who only write quick notes, and others who put pen to paper only when there is much to say, whose style is ruminative, romantic.
—Francesca Stanfill, Town & Country, 22 June 2023
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Your thoughts may feel discombobulating or overwhelming up there in your head, so put pen to paper.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
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But much to his surprise, genre fans wouldn’t let go of the idea of seeing a feature-length take on the concept, so Roth and his childhood friend/co-writer, Jeff Rendell, eventually put pen to paper.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2023
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While most of the signings will take place through modern technology, many schools will have signing ceremonies for those that have put pen to paper on their commitments.
—Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2022
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But now Ryan, a professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago, was worried the time to put pen to paper would never come.
—Siri Chilukuri, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2022
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Having to put pen to paper on measurements and times was completely different, Guilbeau said.
—Wire Services, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
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Gigi Hadid put pen to paper during her first pregnancy.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2021
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Because Brissett signed a three-year deal initially and two calendar years have passed since the deal was agreed to, the 24-year old forward could put pen to paper on a new deal with Indiana before the offseason truly starts.
—Tony East, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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Because Brissett signed a three-year deal initially and two calendar years have passed since the deal was agreed to, the 24-year old forward could put pen to paper on a new deal with Indiana before the offseason truly starts.
—Tony East, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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