8 example sentences using longhand.
Longhand used in a sentence
Longhand in a sentence as a noun
We all have pens, should we switch to longhand?
I type much faster than I write longhand, so perhaps I lose the trigger of slowing myself down.
Anyone who's tempted to use "the cloud" for anything sensitive should first be forced to write out, at least 5000 times, in longhand:"The cloud.
The longhand versions have the exact same benefits as calling a variable eg. `target_file` instead of `a`.
Longhand in a sentence as an adjective
The study shows that, when typing, students tends to transcribe verbatim, whereas when writing longhand they tend to paraphrase.
Using the longhand would not improve readability for them, just like using arrayIndex instead of i would not improve readability for a programmer.
They are functionally equivalent, but the longhand versions are clearly more readable/greppable/google-able.
One simple measure, at the federal level, would be to put a hard upper-bound on the size of the United States Code - and require all new bills to be written out in longhand by the congressperson proposing the bill.
Longhand definitions
rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
See also: cursive
having words written out in full by hand; "longhand writing"