The editor blue-pencilled the manuscript before it was published.

I need to blue-pencil this document before submitting it.

She is blue-pencilling the document before sending it to the client.

She is blue-penciling the document to remove any sensitive information.

She blue-pencils the document before submitting it.

The editor blue-penciled the article before it was published.

The blue pencil doctrine allows courts to strike out or modify certain provisions in a contract while leaving the rest of the contract intact.