penmanship
noun
pen·man·ship
ˈpen-mən-ˌship 
1
: the art or practice of writing with the pen
2
: quality or style of handwriting
Examples of penmanship in a Sentence
My third grade teacher thought it was important for us to learn penmanship.
doctors are famous for their illegible penmanship
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Even still, her command is already impressive: Tems’ flowy penmanship is elevated by the album’s meditative percussion and guitar-heavy production, handled primarily alongside Ghanaian Afropop beatsmith GuiltyBeats.
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Earl Hopkins, SPIN, 27 June 2024
Looking at them is sort of like rifling through the diary of someone with really poor penmanship.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Before Palmer Penmanship The creation and propagation of standard penmanship in the American education system is almost as old as the United States itself.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
But the Internet Archive provided the software to organize the sprawling collection, including algorithms to decipher handwriting to turn centuries-old penmanship into digital text ready for modern readers.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
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Earl Hopkins, SPIN, 27 June 2024
Looking at them is sort of like rifling through the diary of someone with really poor penmanship.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Before Palmer Penmanship The creation and propagation of standard penmanship in the American education system is almost as old as the United States itself.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
But the Internet Archive provided the software to organize the sprawling collection, including algorithms to decipher handwriting to turn centuries-old penmanship into digital text ready for modern readers.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Penmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penmanship. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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penmanship
noun
pen·man·ship
-mən-ˌship
1
: the art or practice of writing with the pen
2
: quality or style of handwriting
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