sketchy

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Recent Examples of sketchy The transmission, beamed back via NASA's Deep Space Network, was sketchy, plagued by ghosts and poor contrast. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2025 This is a world of murderers for hire, sleazy lobbyists, incompetent lawyers, sketchy doctors, and thieving ex-husbands. Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025 But in the age of vacuous content, sketchy White lucks into camp, turning ’90s character actresses Jennifer Coolidge and Parker Posey into gay icons, both good actresses reduced to doing misogynistic drag acts. Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025 Kids don’t like being told what to do, but listen and be that extra safety net of paying attention to something that sounds sketchy, and just offer support. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sketchy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sketchy
Adjective
  • Yet leaders of those two nations seem unlikely to refuse to retaliate because of incomplete evidence.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Maybe this was a manifestation of the same streaming bloat that has also, recently, produced maddeningly incomplete seasons of hit shows like The Last of Us and Squid Game.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • America's promise remains unfinished, and truth and repair are a robust recipe for stimulating forward momentum that affirms the ideals animating the Declaration of Independence.
    Tim Ryan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • The novel follows two unfinished love stories and the music and lyrics that bring them together, with the help of a journalist intent to connect the dots.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Stories come to life only through concrete, sensory details, but my father only spoke in vague and abstract terms.
    Margot Singer July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • Though vague, Galvin said case law suggests reasonable means that the rules are consistent with the culture and character of the type of community.
    Nora O’Neill July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • What’s unclear is whether Staley even really wanted the Knicks job.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
  • And many of the particulars of the deal are still unclear, with the White House yet to release a term sheet or publish any proclamation codifying the agreement.
    Akayla Gardner, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • How this all will ultimately lead to world-building applications is hazy—and that’s part of the point.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025
  • Looking for a 4/20 warm up show that will haunt your hazy dreams?
    Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025

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“Sketchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sketchy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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