: made or done in writing
a written contract/agreement
Applications for property and liability insurance may be either oral or written.—
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Robert I. MehrExamples of written in a Sentence
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Christopher Alexander, 28, of Wilmington, faces 23 total charges:
Five counts each of illegally hunting deer without written permission, a third-degree misdemeanor, and taking possession of a deer in violation of a division rule (M3).
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
That written description contradicted what was captured on body camera footage, police wrote.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
Aside from the main photo, profiles display a written summary of who the person is looking for, and profile basics like height, education level, pet ownership, and politics.
—PCMAG, 6 May 2024
The tasks they have been assigned apparently aren’t particularly time-sensitive (several editorial assignments do not have word counts, and no one who spoke for this story mentioned a due date for written work).
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The written protocol calls for insertion of primary and secondary intravenous lines.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Tax Refunds Years ago, even without written notice, some taxpayers could reasonably predict the seizure of their tax refunds in advance.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The judges pointed out on multiple occasions that there is no written requirement that the law only be used against outright criminal organizations, and one judge specifically noted that labor unions had been repeatedly charged with violating RICO.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
There is no written record of work done by Communiplex under the contract, according to Visit Cincy.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 17 May 2024
That written description contradicted what was captured on body camera footage, police wrote.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2024
Aside from the main photo, profiles display a written summary of who the person is looking for, and profile basics like height, education level, pet ownership, and politics.
—PCMAG, 6 May 2024
The tasks they have been assigned apparently aren’t particularly time-sensitive (several editorial assignments do not have word counts, and no one who spoke for this story mentioned a due date for written work).
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The written protocol calls for insertion of primary and secondary intravenous lines.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Tax Refunds Years ago, even without written notice, some taxpayers could reasonably predict the seizure of their tax refunds in advance.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The judges pointed out on multiple occasions that there is no written requirement that the law only be used against outright criminal organizations, and one judge specifically noted that labor unions had been repeatedly charged with violating RICO.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
There is no written record of work done by Communiplex under the contract, according to Visit Cincy.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
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