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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Etymology
Origin of sketchbook
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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
To show his support, he said he had collected messages for the 47 activists from others in a sketchbook and planned to mail them if possible.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
But it reminded her of the fortress in Jack’s sketchbook, of the place where no one could ever find him.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
In a small, light-filled room near the top of the Laurel Canyon home where she’s lived since 1962, Saar spends the morning filling sketchbooks with watercolors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Professional artist Katie Thomas, 29, sat nearby with a friend, both drawing the scene in their sketchbooks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
“It’s going to enhance our business,” said Gillespie, who has sold 200,000 sketchbooks since starting Leda a decade ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Visiting Saigon, Pleiku, and Dak To, he filled sketchbooks and took hundreds of photos.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2025
There are drifts of paper and sketchbooks and notepads that have been swept off the desk and other surfaces.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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