Collocations withpencil

These are words often used in combination withpencil.

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graphite pencil
Writing is best done with a fairly soft black graphite pencil.
From theCambridge English Corpus
grease pencil
The game used a laminated board which could be written on with a grease pencil.
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pencil mark
My pencil mark, which has been much photocopied, is not easy to read.
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pencil sketch
He then allowed himself to write out the first pencil sketch of his theory.
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Wikipedia
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red pencil
Clearly the editor should have used their red pencil more judiciously.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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