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Meanings of penned in English

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Usage of penned in English
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She had penned a mobile number underneath her organisation's main phone line.
Carte Blanche
2
Some of the finest classics in our literature are penned in prose.
Mushrooms on the Moor
3
A day later he penned a book deal with Gill and Macmillan.
The Irish Times
4
The hand that penned these words must have trembled in deadly terror.
The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow
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The 22-year-old O'Halloran has penned a two-year deal with his home province.
The Irish Times
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For now, she set it aside and penned a note to George.
Secrets of a Perfect Night
7
Three letters are included of which the originals were penned in Latin.
Selected English Letters (XV-XIX Centuries)
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He had been penned behind steel bars as soon as he arrived.
Jem
9
Never as she penned those words could she have imagined this night.
Exposure
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The 24-year-old forward has penned a five-year deal with the Sussex club.
The South African
11
Slashing lines through that bit of literary inspiration, I penned another opening.
Devil Bones
12
The economist's Essay on Population was penned in 1798 and largely ignored.
The Irish Times
13
On the 14th of April he penned this brief telegram to Banks:
History of the Nineteenth Army Corps
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In 1970, he penned the theme song for the film, Love Story.
The Irish Times
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The police had already rounded up and penned most of the trouble-makers.
Anno Dracula
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The 29-year-old winger has penned a three-and-a-half-year deal with Rafael Benitez's side.
The Irish Times
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