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 video opens with Lil Uzi Vert as a Lagerfeld-like figure (note the fingerless black leather gloves) sketching in his dark atelier.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
Swiftly remove your clothes so that you can be sketched in pencil by the untrained artist sitting beside you.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Rocky made his debut during a May 2018 sketch in the episode hosted by Donald Glover.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
Grande fittingly hosted the episode in a diva-off with musical guest Cher, both of whom shared the stage with Yang in his last on-air sketch in the main cast.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
Swiftly remove your clothes so that you can be sketched in pencil by the untrained artist sitting beside you.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Rocky made his debut during a May 2018 sketch in the episode hosted by Donald Glover.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2025
Grande fittingly hosted the episode in a diva-off with musical guest Cher, both of whom shared the stage with Yang in his last on-air sketch in the main cast.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 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 3 Jan. 2026.
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