sketch
noun
a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
sketched
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past participleof sketch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sketch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sketchnouna simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
Example Sentences
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Thatcher, though, was far and away the best part of both films, bringing a striking depth to her thinly sketched characters.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
According to Terekh, the first ideas for what would become the FP-1 drone were sketched on a napkin in their favourite restaurant in late 2022.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
It glides by smoothly, and Ms. Mann’s lilting, melancholy songs are hypnotically lovely, but the characters’ anguish and psychological distress are only faintly sketched in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The EFL says that it makes contingency plans for all of its matches at Wembley, so alternative arrangements had already been sketched out before Spygate emerged.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
He looked closely at the Himalaya, but he could see nothing like the map Baruch had sketched.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
