How to Use fountain pen in a Sentence

fountain pen

noun
Definition of fountain pennext
  • Both the fountain pen and the rollerball are 138mm in length.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 12 June 2021
  • My fountain pen leaks, My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks.
    — Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2020
  • This fountain pen even comes with a pack of 12 refills.
    — Popular Science, 15 Sep. 2020
  • The Starburst fountain pen has a 14-karat white gold nib, while the Sunburst has a 14-karat yellow gold nib.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The Lamy Safari is a dearly beloved workhorse in the fountain pen world—and for good reason.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 24 Nov. 2020
  • This three-piece set includes a ball point, gel, and fountain pen as well as refills.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 24 Feb. 2021
  • One was rounded at the ends and sported a spiky crown of tiny hairs; another was shaped like a fountain pen.
    — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
  • At first glance, the Melt looks like a beefed up fountain pen that must join you in your carry on bag for that weekend getaway.
    — Laura Delarato, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2023
  • No one is standing at a podium, waving a fountain pen and pledging to put them back to work.
    — Mackenzie Lewis Kassab, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The collection is available as a fountain pen and a rollerball.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Not quite ready to commit to a refillable fountain pen?
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 24 Nov. 2020
  • And on that front, the gripped, flared, fountain pen-like stylus is comfy enough for extended use.
    — Paul Schrodt, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Seated at the front of the courtroom, Hassenplug zipped open his leather binder and uncapped his fountain pen.
    — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Larson likes to journal using a fountain pen like this one.
    — Jillian Tracy, CNN Underscored, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The paper perfectly absorbs ink from her Baron Fig Squire fountain pen and doesn't bleed through.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The fountain pen fills via an ink converter or cartridge.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Over the door was a huge lithograph showing the Treaty of Versailles being signed with a Waterman fountain pen.
    — Kate Bolick, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020
  • His friends were playing with a four-foot replica of a Shaeffer fountain pen.
    — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The fountain pen was tracking speedily across the yellow sheet.
    — Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The collection includes a fountain pen and a rollerball, each crafted from cobalt blue acrylic.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
  • The sound came from grinding, as craftspeople shaped fountain pen nibs for customers.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The fountain pen is filled by cartridge or converter and features six nib size options; it is priced at $595.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Available as a fountain pen or rollerball, the collection pays tribute to the Louvre.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The background is constituted through the form: the camera is there (as well as the cut, the sound, the choice of lenses, the light) to tell the story: the camera is and must be a fountain pen that guides the gaze and drives emotions.
    — Jd Linville, Variety, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The trim on this limited edition fountain and rollerball is sterling silver, and the fountain pen nib is 18-karat gold.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The main problem with adopting a fountain pen as one’s primary writing tool is knowing where to start.
    — Brett Braley, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Customers can personalize their very own shade of ink for their fountain pens.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The cartridge- or converter-filled fountain pen’s nib is 18-karat gold with rhodium coating, available in fine, medium and broad sizes.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • But the company didn’t make its first fountain pen until 1966, a sleek utensil crafted from a durable fiberglass resin.
    — WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Along with the book, the president also received a set of Duofold pens—a fountain pen, a rollerball, and a ballpoint pen—in the Queen's exclusive design.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 3 June 2019

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