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
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sketchbook
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Maddy Inez describes the sketchbook regimen handed down from her grandmother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Her brief account is a bright, gossipy, impressionistic sketchbook of New Orleans personalities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 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
Hours later he would come ashore with a .45 pistol, pencils, and a sketchbook.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
He opened up his bag and took out the sketchbook and began to flip through it.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
The exhibition gathers an abundance of archival materials, sketchbooks, architectural drawings, prototypes, models and maquettes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Professional artist Katie Thomas, 29, sat nearby with a friend, both drawing the scene in their sketchbooks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Visiting Saigon, Pleiku, and Dak To, he filled sketchbooks and took hundreds of photos.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
All of John’s artwork, all his creations — his cards, letters, sketchbooks — were in our home.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2025
Sonia has made him a card with Magic Markers, on paper she’s ripped out of one of his own sketchbooks, which says “Happy Birthday Goggles,” the name she insists on calling him instead of Dada.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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