sketchpad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sketchpad
First recorded in 1890–95; sketch ( def. ) + pad 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Armed with a Uniball pen and a Strathmore sketchpad, Mr. Polan chronicled the life of the city with an observational hunger that earned him the status of a doodling New York folk hero.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Outside their tent, she scrolled through snapshots of her drawings on her phone, her sketchpad stuck in the ruins of their home.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2023
Here, Williams takes the AP through her sketchpad, coloring in the key moments of Maxwell's trial with her behind-the-scenes observations:
From Fox News ● Jan. 5, 2022
Here, Williams takes the AP through her sketchpad, coloring in the key moments of Maxwell’s trial with her behind-the-scenes observations:
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
Beloved closed his sketchpad and gestured to Jam as if he had a secret.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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