Penned means simple past and past participle of pen. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like confined or enclosed.
Penned in a sentence
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Penned meaning
simple past and past participle of pen
Example sentences (20)
Anita Brown penned a congratulatory message to Davido and Chioma over the rumours of them welcoming a set of twins.
Alongside the clip, he penned: "Today my wonderful friend and mentor in all things gym taught me a new dance move.
Ranveer Singh penned a note on his social media and requested fans and masses to give him a chance to prove himself.
And then he went out and penned a brilliant set of lyrics about fading sunshine, fading ideals, and fading youth.
Boris Johnson penned an explosive resignation statement on Friday night, ending it with a suggestion he could be back.
The original anime series was penned by Yasuhiro Imagawa, an experienced writer whose credits date back to 1981.
Megan Thee Stallion penned an essay addressing the gun violence she suffered at the hands of rapper Tory Lanez.
Netizens have penned down hilarious comments regarding the clip, with some asking if the child was truly two years old.
She also penned the groundbreaking memoir I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
A royal author, who has penned more than 36 books on the Firm, said Princess Anne dislikes tennis, much like her mother.
After all, he had already penned many songs that found their way onto major releases (most notably for Nico).
Huston also penned the screenplay, on Howard Hawks’ advice, almost verbatim from Hammett’s hard-boiled novel.
Brian Wilson and his bandmates penned songs that helped to usher in a new genre and defined a generation.
Director of cricket Simon Cook – hopes George Garrett continues to develop after the bowler penned a two-year deal with Kent.
State Sen. Steve Glazer (D–Orinda) last month made waves for a column he penned in The Los Angeles Times.
Nina Raine’s hard-hitting play, already dubbed a modern classic, was penned and first performed in 2017.
Sinisalo becomes Gary Caldwell’s sixth summer signing and has penned a deal for a season-long loan move.
Captioning her post, she penned: 'so grateful to be spending some time making memories with my people.
He recently penned “Fly Fishing Guide to the Battenkill” — out this summer — condensing his decades of knowledge into book form.
On Wednesday, the actress penned a heartfelt note thanking her well-wishers for their outpour of love.
Common combinations with penned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- penned by 27×
- has penned 23×
- he penned 13×
- penned the 12×
- penned an 11×
- also penned 9×
- she penned 8×
- who penned 8×
- have penned 7×
- and penned 6×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word penned. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.