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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Their team took in runway shows, doing live sketches in the front row and later working from tear-outs of magazine fashion shoots to design timepieces onto models in ways that incorporated a full look. —

Shannon Adducci, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024 The group arrived with raw sketches in work-tape form of some of the eight songs that would eventually comprise the release. —

Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 Oct. 2024 Watch the full Spirit Halloween sketch in the video above. —

Lauren Huff, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024 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, 22 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sketch in