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sketches

  • plural
    of sketch.
    sketch
    noun
    a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
  • present tense form
    of sketch (3rd person singular).
    sketch
    noun
    a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.

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As the long-running sketch comedy series embarks on a new season, here’s a look at the lineup of guest hosts, new players, sketches you can expect and the lingering question of Lorne Michaels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ms. Siman Tov sketches for me the argument of those who voted for rebuilding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“What’s most gratifying to me is to take sketches or ideas and create a living company employing thousands of people—and creating new industries,” he told Businessweek in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Fawley's sketches of former colleagues at BT won him several art competitions.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Adèle showed me some sketches this morning, which she said were yours. I don’t know whether they were entirely of your doing; probably a master aided you?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë