sketch in
verb
sketched in; sketching in; sketches in
: to add (something, such as details) to a drawing, description, etc.
She looked over her picture and then sketched a few more clouds in.
The author decided to sketch in some minor characters.
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The movie-trailer framing and Padilla’s exaggerated reactions and line readings kept the sketch in the realm of comedy.
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Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
Later that week at the gallery, Roberts shows me some of Saar’s costume design sketches in person.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The trio then shimmied back on to stage, with Coughlan and Fallon embracing as the madcap segment came to an end, and the show cut to a sketch in which Coughlan sent up her film The Faraway Tree with an explicit rap for studio executives.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
To be acknowledged in a sketch in a funny way felt nice.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
Later that week at the gallery, Roberts shows me some of Saar’s costume design sketches in person.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The trio then shimmied back on to stage, with Coughlan and Fallon embracing as the madcap segment came to an end, and the show cut to a sketch in which Coughlan sent up her film The Faraway Tree with an explicit rap for studio executives.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2026
To be acknowledged in a sketch in a funny way felt nice.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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