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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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 More than any one sketch in the early days, what distinguished the show was its irreverence towards itself and its willingness to release scrappy and unfinished work when everything else on TV was so polished. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sketch in

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“Sketch in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketch%20in. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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