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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The piece was unfinished when Wong acquired it, which may account for its haunting beauty, its mechanical guts still being sketched in, both spare and intensely detailed at once.
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Max Lakin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Thinking back to one sketch in particular, which involved Tina Fey’s husband, O’Brien joked that his former Saturday Night Live costar is likely still waiting on an apology.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Also leave time to get lost in the charming streets of Montmartre, where artists sketch in Place du Tertre, or the trendy Marais district with its boutique shops and cafés.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
The star appeared in a version of the sketch in late-October of that election year, just days before Donald Trump won his first term in the White House.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
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Max Lakin, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Thinking back to one sketch in particular, which involved Tina Fey’s husband, O’Brien joked that his former Saturday Night Live costar is likely still waiting on an apology.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Also leave time to get lost in the charming streets of Montmartre, where artists sketch in Place du Tertre, or the trendy Marais district with its boutique shops and cafés.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
The star appeared in a version of the sketch in late-October of that election year, just days before Donald Trump won his first term in the White House.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Sketch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketch%20in. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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