freehand
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of freehand
Example Sentences
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But the top of my crack, well, it swerves like it’s a freehand drawing done after a third martini.
From Slate • Feb. 22, 2026
What if you lose GPS-assisted ground lock and/or the ground-sensing radar, requiring you to freehand the landing?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Lead conservator Dr Lucía López-Polín pieced over 200 bits of skull together freehand to return it to its original shape, including upper and lower jaws.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2024
These have a freehand grace and elasticity, if also a wandering quality.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
She did not sketch in charcoal, but painted her subjects freehand in watercolor with a fine-pointed brush, adding layer after layer of color for depth and detail.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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