How to Use sketch in a Sentence

sketch

1 of 2 noun
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  • He wrote up a sketch of the plot.
  • He made a sketch of his house.
  • There is a biographical sketch of the author on the book's back cover.
  • The cast gets a lot of chances here, a carousel sketch.
    — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Kelce and Swift both appeared on the Oct. 14 episode of the sketch show.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The focus was on making fast sketches that are fun to watch.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2023
  • Fast forward to 2022, when the script idea resurfaced, and the sketch had become streamlined.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The sketch is told as a plaintive song performed by Chalamet, the best friend of the errant horse.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • But many scholars believe that the sketches show his hand.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Another sketch of legs seems to resemble a sculpture by the artist on a tomb in the chapel.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • In a court sketch, the That '70s Show actor was seen blowing a kiss to Phillips before being led away to prison.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • For more of the duo’s informed and incisive film commentary, watch the full sketch above.
    — Cinephiles Apr. 13, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The sketch caused a firestorm of internet memes and a deluge of nasty emails from Patriots fans.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
  • On the sides, pushed against the walls, are long tables stacked with sketches, dozens and dozens of them, more than sixty — the clothes for the collection.
    — Concita De Gregorio, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • Most unusual about the place are the countless sketches of men and women lining the back wall near the bar.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Some walls in the studio are papered to the ceiling with her costume sketches.
    — Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Saturday marked Johnson's first time on the sketch series since her debut on the show in 2015.
    — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • David Letterman and Trevor Noah also appeared in the sketch.
    — Breanna Bell, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023
  • In his brother’s apartment in New York hangs a sketch of the Warsaw ghetto that survived the Holocaust.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The lawsuit offers a pre-refrigeration-era sketch of how the dish came to be.
    — Suhasini Raj Anindito Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Several of Sauers’ sketches appeared on the op-ed pages of The Baltimore Sun.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Trending This sketch wasn’t the only time Brolin removed some layers, as the Dune star hopped in an ice bath to close out his monologue.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Tatro is a comedian who does stand up on the road, and a lot of his YouTube content is sketch comedy.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
  • So much memorabilia from the past 100 years for fans of the legendary Mouse, from sketches to costumes to toys and more.
    — Britt Kennerly, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • Wild In this sketch set in a convent, Benito plays a nun named Sister Theresa.
    — Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Alon loved their initial sketches despite her skepticism, and the project moved ahead.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Former female athletes weighed in to mock SNL's sketch for taking so long to address the issue.
    — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The man who practiced the art of media saturation was reduced to a handful of stills and a Grinch-y courtroom sketch.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The sketch begins with Biden attempting to climb a wobbly ladder to attach a purple bat to some drapes, only to nix the idea.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
  • But Wallen ended up back on the show a few weeks later and even got to joke about the experience in a sketch with host Jason Bateman.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2023
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sketch

2 of 2 verb
  • She sketched the plan for us.
  • He likes to sit outside and sketch.
  • He sketched the trees outside his window.
  • Santamaria sketched the mural and traced the shapes for the painters to paint in.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The plot, while nicely sketched, is secondary in this play to the sheer wicked pleasures of the flesh.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The police revealed that the student had sketched a map of the school and a list of targets.
    — Constant Méheut Vladimir Zivojinovic, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • Were these pictures born from the same impulse that led you to sketch in school books?
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The Try Guys sketch, in contrast, suggests that the writers might need to stop scrolling so much.
    — Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2022
  • After all, there is no one to receive the message up in space and the names are each sketched so tiny.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The first thing to do is to make a budget, and sketch out a plan to cover your expenses.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 3 Oct. 2022
  • From drag shows to sketch & sips The Standard seems to redefine what a fun night out could be.
    — Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • In this game, each player gets a turn to sketch a quick picture of one of your teachers.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 22 Feb. 2023
  • One of my favorite things to do is sit in Central Park and sketch the people who pass by.
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The basic approach is to copy something, to sketch something out.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Maybe so simply it can be sketched out on a cocktail napkin.
    — Henry Devries, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • As an artist, I was fascinated by the extreme side of that, and the subtlety, and had to rush home to sketch it out.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2022
  • First, in advance of making a shopping list, sketch out a week’s dinner menus.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The video began with Kristin sitting at a table sketching out ideas for her game day look.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • An engineer sketched the plan of his brother’s apartment and set off across the rubble to look for him.
    — Safak Timur Safak Timur, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • That time, Joe sketched sketched out a cloud with a lightning bolt coming out of it, which the fan promptly got inked on her ankle.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Use our free pattern to replicate our design, or sketch out your own art and transfer it to the canvas.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Just push in to eject the stylus for a way to take handwritten notes, jot down a few ideas or sketch out designs or objects.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That is the picture sketched by the World Bank, which forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this year.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Gently sketch your design on the pumpkin and use a lemon zester, clay loop, or linoleum cutter to etch out design.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
  • His clients enter the drawing room of his Battersea Park home and studio, and sit on its lush sofas and chairs, as Bruce starts to talk and sketch.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Her mother did musical theater in high school, and her father was a painter and sketch artist.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 June 2022
  • Lightly sketch a vine pattern on a pumpkin with a pencil.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 21 June 2023
  • It’s sometimes helpful to sketch out the room layout for reference.
    — Nicole Anzia, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Campbell, an artist and stay-at-home mom who has been following the saga, was moved to sketch Billy jumping over a fence to freedom.
    — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Also dark are the shadows cast by the interlaced ropes, which sketch complex, mutable webs on the gallery's white walls.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 July 2022

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