sketchbook

noun

sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k 

: a book of or for sketches

Examples of sketchbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Issa would bring a picnic and sketchbooks and miniature watercolor palettes to meet up with a stranger, for instance. — Emily Gould, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

To look at a 15-year-old’s sketchbook is a powerful experience for a person who’s in their 30s or 40s. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

There are sketchbooks still to fill, assemblages missing one last red bottle, and a studio full of objects that have yet to be turned from one thing into another. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Marin Arizzi, of Valparaiso, helped the kids assemble the sketchbooks. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sketchbook

• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook
• chinook
• codebook
• cookbook
• fishhook
• forsook
• guidebook
• handbook
• logbook

Kids Definition

sketchbook

noun

sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k 

: a book of or for sketches