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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Mark up your favorite passages of digital books or journal and sketch in the digital notebook.
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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
Epstein was the subject of Saturday Night Live sketch in November that spoofed his name.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Co-created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the show from 20th Television is based on a popular 2022 sketch in which Eli Manning showed up at Penn State’s walk-on tryouts in disguise.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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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
Epstein was the subject of Saturday Night Live sketch in November that spoofed his name.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Co-created by Powell and Michael Waldron, the show from 20th Television is based on a popular 2022 sketch in which Eli Manning showed up at Penn State’s walk-on tryouts in disguise.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 14 May 2025
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“Sketch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketch%20in. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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