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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Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell listens to her sentencing from Judge Alison Nathan in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The scrutiny intensified following a Thursday report from the Wall Street Journal citing a 50th birthday letter from Trump to Epstein that included an outline of a naked woman, sketched in marker, and Trump's signature.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Mark up your favorite passages of digital books or journal and sketch in the digital notebook.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 8 July 2025
Yet a sketch in last night’s season finale of Saturday Night Live—which revolved around two couples at a bar boisterously fighting for a preferred table as two men watched nearby, whiskies in hand—raised the stakes of voyeurism in fascinating ways.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The scrutiny intensified following a Thursday report from the Wall Street Journal citing a 50th birthday letter from Trump to Epstein that included an outline of a naked woman, sketched in marker, and Trump's signature.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Mark up your favorite passages of digital books or journal and sketch in the digital notebook.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 8 July 2025
Yet a sketch in last night’s season finale of Saturday Night Live—which revolved around two couples at a bar boisterously fighting for a preferred table as two men watched nearby, whiskies in hand—raised the stakes of voyeurism in fascinating ways.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
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“Sketch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketch%20in. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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