Example Sentences

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I was looking at the proportions that Medin had sketched out which show these long, stringy figures.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

By December 2021, the U.N. had sketched out a draft plan, estimated to cost $80 million.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

His artistic career took off in the mid-1950s when he produced a series of paintings of rocks and trees he had sketched one summer in Maine.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

In red marker, someone had sketched a well surrounded by flowers.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2022

At a much larger scale, Alexander had sketched his own childlike version of the type of alpine scenery depicted in the tiny watercolors of the Hixby’s Guide.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood