sketch
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Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
define, delineate, outline, silhouette, trace
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Examples of sketch in a Sentence
Noun
He made a sketch of his house. He wrote up a sketch of the plot. There is a biographical sketch of the author on the book's back cover.Verb
He sketched the trees outside his window. He likes to sit outside and sketch. She sketched the plan for us.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Houston Police department sketch artist Lois Gibson uses listening skills, conversational skills, and social skills in addition to her artistic skills to create crime suspect portraits from eyewitness accounts. — Kirk Sides, Houston Chronicle, "HPD artist brings witness accounts to life," 30 May 2018 The Foothills Sun-Gazette republished the article this week, complete with a photo of a young DeAngelo - clean-shaven and light-haired, like the man who would appear in police sketches once the Golden State Killer began his spree three years later. — The Washington Post, AL.com, "Golden State Killer suspect Joseph James DeAngelo: Ex-cop lived quiet life as grandfather before arrest," 26 Apr. 2018 While super-heavy books or objects might not be the most secure on such shelves, all the lightweight paperwork, sketches, and blueprints work just fine. — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, "The Walls of This Home Office Are Devilishly Functional," 31 Jan. 2019 The poignant sketches — some of which have never been seen before — were created during the formal portrait process. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, "Prince Charles Shares Never-Before-Seen Portraits of William and Harry That Hang in His Own Home," 2 July 2018 Of more than 400 photos shown in the book, including runway images and design sketches, many of the photos were printed as photo negatives, like an X-Ray, to reflect Viktor&Rolf’s focus on reinvention. — Aubri Juhasz, The Cut, "The Designers Known for Clothes That Look Like Art," 28 June 2018 Christine Cornell's sketch of Bill Cosby in court in April. — Jennifer Calfas, Time, "What It’s Like to Be a Courtroom Sketch Artist, According to Those Who Drew Tom Brady, Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby," 6 June 2018 Ruffin and Hagel stand by the window overlooking West 50th Street and hand Meyers a draft of the Kanye sketch, which will end the monologue. — Elahe Izadi, chicagotribune.com, "Inside the writers' room with Seth Meyers: How to make late-night TV in the Trump era," 29 May 2018 Before a piece's material is even cut or welded, Diecidue sketches each design on a small drafting board. — Sarah Bonnette, NOLA.com, "Artscape: Sal "Dash" Diecidue celebrates 70 years of creating ironwork," 9 May 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In 1846, the second longest-reigning monarch, Queen Victoria, was sketched with her children and husband, Prince Albert, alongside a Christmas tree in Windsor Castle. — Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, "Why Do We Have Christmas Trees?," 15 Nov. 2018 Pete stayed up that night, furiously sketching out ideas. — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, "Pete Nelson's Latest Project Proves He's The Ultimate Treehouse Master," 4 Oct. 2018 Other approaches to clearing her mind worked better: a Joshua Tree hiking trip, a live-sketching class, reading Montaigne and Mary Shelley. — Stephanie Clifford, Marie Claire, "Beth Comstock on How to Survive Losing Your Job," 15 Jan. 2019 There's even a piece with royal pedigree: a pencil and watercolor piece created by Queen Victoria, who sketched and painted throughout her life, is on display. — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, "Prince Charles and Camilla Tour the Newly Renovated Fife Arms, Which Features Art by Queen Victoria," 11 Jan. 2019 This season, Joanna Gaines wanted a magical winter wonderland, so her team got to sketching and planning. — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, "Watch Magnolia Market Transform For The Holidays," 15 Nov. 2018 Either way, this is going to be one happy race-car-driving, dress-sketching baby! — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Arie Luyendyk Jr. and Lauren Burnham Are Expecting Their First Child," 14 Nov. 2018 Group leader Zip Lehnus will guide small groups on nature sketching and journaling techniques. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Kids listings," 19 Apr. 2018 At the same time, Mr. Beck and his lieutenants have publicly sketched out a longer-term strategy to attract U.S. military payloads and potentially even spy satellites. — Andy Pasztor, WSJ, "Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Its First Commercial Payload Into Orbit," 11 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sketch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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