sketchpad
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sketchpad
First recorded in 1890–95; sketch ( def. ) + pad 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Armed with a Uniball pen and a Strathmore sketchpad, Mr. Polan chronicled the life of the city with an observational hunger that earned him the status of a doodling New York folk hero.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
In ink and watercolor, Lundbye portrays an artist drawing the coastal landscape outdoors, as he leans back against a funerary dolmen with sketchpad in hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
There’s also a sketchpad: open, and blank: “We wanted it to look as if he was about to sketch.”
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023
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
I check LostConnections.com, where there’s still no response from Brian, then grab Oscar’s leather jacket, my sketchpad, and head down the hill.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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