The demolition team carefully attached a pencil detonator to the charge and retreated to a safe distance.

The stage crew marked the set with grease pencils because they write well on painted surfaces.

The pencil tree in the courtyard shed milky sap when one of its branches snapped.

In the morning light, the pencil trees cast thin, striped shadows across the courtyard.

After the art fair, the supply closet was stacked with new pencil sharpeners waiting to be distributed to the students.

She prefers pencil skirts for work because they look professional and flatter her figure.

She carefully shaded the portrait with a colored pencil, blending layers to achieve a soft gradient.

The botanist photographed a patch of pencil flower, an American perennial leguminous herb, during the field survey.

The artist arranged pencil flowers into a small bouquet on her sketchbook.

She sharpened her favourite colouring pencil before starting the portrait.