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Discover LudwigThe phrase "in pencil" is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was written or drawn using a pencil (as opposed to a pen, marker, etc.). Example: The grocery list was written in pencil on the back of an old receipt.
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In pencil: Hughes Bequest.
Modern pagination in pencil.
Foliated in pencil.
Handwritten in pencil.
In pencil verso: Bright Angel.
bordered in pencil, without ruling.
In pencil: Part 3. 3..
In pencil verso: Geoffrey Holder.
Includes ms. notations in pencil.
Library's copy annotated in pencil.
In pencil on verso: 1949.
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