sketchbook

noun

sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce sketchbook (audio)
: a book of or for sketches

Examples of sketchbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Contrary to popular belief, Docs don’t just come in the form of lace-up boots — in fact, one of the most popular styles this year (and one that’s been in the brand’s sketchbooks for decades) is the Adrian Tassel Loafer, outfitted in smooth leather and decorated with fringe. Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024 In more than 80 drawings and several sketchbooks, which date from the 1970s to the present, women are almost always pictured. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024 Did your time spent in the actual places, with the sketchbooks that seem important to you, aid these qualities? Callum McLennan, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023 Back to 1987, a frustrated Davis scribbles and scribbles and scribbles in his sketchbook. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 7 Nov. 2023 These black and white forms, almost childlike drawings that, in this case, are coming straight from Runa’s sketchbook. Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023 The rooms even come with a sketchbook and ukulele for guests who want to channel their inner artist during their stay. Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023 Jeffers, who splits his time between his native Belfast and Brooklyn, N.Y., has been using Moleskine sketchbooks, notebooks and calendars for almost 20 years and credits much of his creativity and output (23 children’s books) to this constant physical hand-eye-brain connection. Angela Ledgerwood, wsj.com, 28 Oct. 2023 The pages of her sketchbooks suggest an intensity of concentration that is infectious. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sketchbook was in 1820

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“Sketchbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketchbook. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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sketchbook

noun
sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce sketchbook (audio)
: a book of or for sketches

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