sketchpad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sketchpad
First recorded in 1890–95; sketch ( def. ) + pad 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Outside their tent, she scrolled through snapshots of her drawings on her phone, her sketchpad stuck in the ruins of their home.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2023
She took out a sketchpad and diagramed the dock’s setup: a thick-edged rectangle with a narrow opening to the Mersey River.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Here, Williams takes the AP through her sketchpad, coloring in the key moments of Maxwell's trial with her behind-the-scenes observations:
From Fox News ● Jan. 5, 2022
Here, Williams takes the AP through her sketchpad, coloring in the key moments of Maxwell’s trial with her behind-the-scenes observations:
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
When morning finally arrives, I put my sketchpad in my backpack and hurry through breakfast.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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