How to Use writing paper in a Sentence

writing paper

noun
  • Cardboard is certainly thicker and less bleached that writing paper.
    — oregonlive, 5 Jan. 2020
  • But an old-school, low-tech scam is surging and is more than enough reason to avoid or limit writing paper checks altogether.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 17 June 2026
  • Most of my day is spent on writing papers, preparing projects, attending classes and studying for exams.
    — Carole Landry, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Many parents and teachers recommend having plenty of writing paper and school supplies on hand.
    — Pamela Appea, Wired, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Rainbow tulips abound in the line—which includes notebooks, cards, and writing paper—as does a playful paisley, and a multi-colored plaid.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Ellie holds together this little family of two, writing papers for her fellow students at $20 a pop.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Apr. 2020
  • The old letters were protected from prying eyes when the sheets of writing paper were carefully folded to become their own secure enclosures.
    — William J. Broad New York Times, Star Tribune, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Papier saw notecard sales surge 33% year-over-year in 2025, with writing paper up 23%.
    — Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • What is the point of being a professor – writing papers, submitting grant proposals, teaching courses?
    — Barret Michalec, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Not surprisingly, students also found that their ability to concentrate in class and while writing papers improved.
    — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Still, the fear Rebecca delivers hasn’t turned Greenwood off of good writing paper, which is having a bit of a renaissance these days.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Pavalock-D’Amato hadn’t signed it, but evidently penned it on a sheet of her distinctive pink writing paper, which has a gold C at the top.
    — Don Stacom, courant.com, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The company also created an internet plug-in that makes Wikipedia pages look like real sources — another cheat method for those who are still writing papers in school.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Santen also belongs to the Literary Club of Cincinnati, where members write papers shared with other members.
    — The Enquirer, Cincinnati.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Asher Potts was a blood-and-bones individual who had to show up for high school every day to read the whiteboards, march in formation, write papers, take tests, lead food drives, draft admissions essays, and win scholarships.
    — Daniel Riley, GQ, 1 May 2018
  • On arrival, British soldiers took valuables from the internees— money, wristwatches, cigarettes, writing paper and typewriters—distributing these items among themselves in full view of the looted.
    — Simon Parkin, Time, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The two began studying wind chill and wrote papers about their findings, drawing the attention of both the United States and Canadian governments in 2001.
    — Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2017
  • No two days are alike for Stroeve, who splits her time between poring over computer data, presenting findings at conferences or to policymakers, writing papers, and of course, heading out to the field to collect observations.
    — Hans Aschim, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Oct. 2018
  • Inventories of containerboard, the material that is folded into boxes, are ample and more manufacturing capacity is coming from mills being converted from making writing paper and newsprint.
    — Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In particular, the EduBirdie platform offers professional assistance in writing papers of various levels of complexity.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025

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