pen picture: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  British EnglishGeneral Englishneutralformal
  • A brief written description or sketch that outlines a person's appearance, character, or situation.
  • A concise literary or journalistic portrait rendered in words.

  Examples

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  • The biography included a pen picture of the author, highlighting her quirky habits and background.

    La biografía incluía un retrato escrito del autor, resaltando sus hábitos peculiares y su origen.

  • Before the interview, the journalist prepared a pen picture to capture the candidate’s personality briefly.

    Antes de la entrevista, el periodista preparó un perfil escrito para capturar brevemente la personalidad del candidato.

  • The report opens with a pen picture of the town, describing its charm and key features in a few paragraphs.

    El informe comienza con un retrato escrito del pueblo, describiendo su encanto y características principales en unos pocos párrafos.

  • For the school project, each student wrote a pen picture of their chosen historical figure.

    Para el proyecto escolar, cada estudiante escribió un breve retrato de la figura histórica que eligió.