sketch in
phrasal 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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Meat Suit begins with a sketch in which three childless friends await a fourth, who’s recently given birth, at a café.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Imagine a small business owner deciding among a group of varied AI tools from one platform, with efficiency and ease, over a cup of coffee, design sketches in hand.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Among the characters that will be sketched in the lineup of classes are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Genie, Moana, Stitch, Ursula, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde and Olaf.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
There is something charming, comical, even cartoonish about the scene sketched in these verses.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Imagine a small business owner deciding among a group of varied AI tools from one platform, with efficiency and ease, over a cup of coffee, design sketches in hand.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Among the characters that will be sketched in the lineup of classes are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Genie, Moana, Stitch, Ursula, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde and Olaf.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
There is something charming, comical, even cartoonish about the scene sketched in these verses.
—New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Sketch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketch%20in. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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