freehand
Americanadjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of freehand
Example Sentences
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At the top of a design from the 1430s for the tower of the Imperial Cathedral in Frankfurt, drawn in a spirited freehand, is a group of unusually cheerful gargoyles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
About a third of the earliest records from the county had no data categorizing the type of structure, and The Times extracted that information, as best as possible, from the freehand notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The second element is your artist, who’s either freehand drawing the information or using a hybrid.
From Slate ● May 1, 2024
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
Finally, she tried her own drawings freehand, looking closely at the fragrant blooms, recreating their soft petals with washes of watercolor.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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