sketch
noun
a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
have sketched
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present perfectof sketch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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By re-imagining the boundaries of where its sport can potentially thrive, the AVP might have sketched out a novel blueprint for other sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025
Economists at Goldman Sachs, who have sketched a more optimistic outlook than most others, have downgraded the likelihood of recession to just 20%, from 35% earlier this year.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Q&A In Example 3, could we have sketched the graph by reversing the order of the transformations?
From Textbooks ● Dec. 1, 2021
Policymakers in recent weeks have sketched out rate-cut rationales ranging from bond market behavior to low inflation to the need to boost wages.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2019
If I could draw, I’d like to have sketched her as she was then.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
