noun
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a book of plain paper containing sketches or for making sketches in
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a book of literary sketches
Etymology
Origin of sketchbook
Example Sentences
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Turner, an inveterate traveler, was rarely without a sketchbook in hand, and manifold drawings and watercolors, many dating from his continental expeditions, underscore his riveting sense of color and drama in nature.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
As part of a care package Bri put together for the teenage sister of the baby she helped, for example, she included colored pencils and a sketchbook.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026
How do you know when it’s done living in your sketchbook?
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Hours later he would come ashore with a .45 pistol, pencils, and a sketchbook.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
Amy shook her head and opened her sketchbook with an air of resignation, but she had made up her mind to lecture ‘that boy’ and in a minute she began again.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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