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Sketch is an English word with synonyms like draw or witticism. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sketch in a sentence

Sketch meaning

  1. To make a brief, basic drawing.
  2. To describe briefly and with very few details.

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Using Sketch

  • The main meaning on this page is: To make a brief, basic drawing. | To describe briefly and with very few details.
  • Useful related words include: draw, witticism, humour, humor.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: sketch.
  • In the example corpus, sketch often appears in combinations such as: the sketch, sketch comedy, sketch of.

Context around Sketch

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sketch

  • In this selection, "sketch" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, biographical, chicago, annoyance, show, series and shows stand out and add context to how "sketch" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a biographical sketch adam mickiewicz and a biographical sketch in sonnets. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sketch" sits close to words such as copyright, tenth and vocals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sketch

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A sketch was made, and the piece-work price, $18, was marked on the sketch. (15 words)

Proof sketch Here is a sketch of the proof referred to in Tao's lecture mentioned above. (17 words)

The sketch plan presented by Oditt to the Court was one of the sketch plans Shew prepared for him. (19 words)

A sketch proof Given U and a point z 0 in U, we want to construct a function f which maps U to the unit disk and z 0 to 0. For this sketch, we will assume that U is bounded and its boundary is smooth, much like Riemann did. (50 words)

One problem the Pythons perceived with these programmes was that though the body of the sketch would be strong, the writers would often struggle to then find a punchline funny enough to end on, and this would detract from the overall sketch quality. (43 words)

A standard show bill would begin with a sketch, follow with a single – an individual male or female performer, next would be an alley oop – an acrobatic act, then another single, followed by yet another sketch such as a blackface comedy. (41 words)

High bidder of each sketch gets to pick the next DC character I draw for the next sketch in queue! (20 words)

Example sentences (20)

Adonis has been featured in several sketch shows throughout the city, including Chicago Sketch Fest and the Best of Annoyance sketch show.

With direct modeling once a sketch is used to create geometry the sketch is incorporated into the new geometry and the designer just modifies the geometry without needing the original sketch.

High bidder of each sketch gets to pick the next DC character I draw for the next sketch in queue!

The sketch plan presented by Oditt to the Court was one of the sketch plans Shew prepared for him.

The long-running sketch show already claimed seven awards at the creative arts ceremony and is up for three more including best variety sketch series Monday.

Trump retweeted a photo of the sketch alongside a picture of Daniels' former boyfriend and wrote, "A sketch years later about a nonexistent man.

A sketch proof Given U and a point z 0 in U, we want to construct a function f which maps U to the unit disk and z 0 to 0. For this sketch, we will assume that U is bounded and its boundary is smooth, much like Riemann did.

A sketch was made, and the piece-work price, $18, was marked on the sketch.

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A standard show bill would begin with a sketch, follow with a single – an individual male or female performer, next would be an alley oop – an acrobatic act, then another single, followed by yet another sketch such as a blackface comedy.

Edna W. Underwood, "Sonnets from the Crimea/A biographical sketch "Adam Mickiewicz: A Biographical Sketch", in Sonnets from the Crimea, Paul Elder and Company, San Francisco (1917).

Guest stars often participated in this sketch as well; and on occasion, personalities from TV stations that carried Hee Haw, as well as country music radio personalities, would appear in this sketch with Owens or Clark.

Idle's involvement in the special is limited, yet the final sketch marks the only time since 1989 that all surviving members of the troupe appear in one sketch, albeit not in the same room.

In later seasons, the sketch featured only Doc Campbell and Nurse Goodbody, with the sketch beginning with Campbell shouting, "Nurse Goodbody," to which she would hurry into the office, nervously answering "Yes, Doctor," and gyrating her hips.

One of the weapons mentioned is a Glaive-Glaive-Glaive-Guisarme-Glaive, prompting the shopkeeper to remark, "I think you're drifting into another sketch, sir," a reference to Monty Python's Spam sketch.

One problem the Pythons perceived with these programmes was that though the body of the sketch would be strong, the writers would often struggle to then find a punchline funny enough to end on, and this would detract from the overall sketch quality.

Plot synopsis This is a recurring sketch always predicated on an unrelated sketch in which one character mentions that they "didn't expect a Spanish Inquisition!", often in irritation at being questioned by another.

Proof sketch Here is a sketch of the proof referred to in Tao's lecture mentioned above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds (Metropolitan Museum of Art), a free and painterly sketch in gouache, was long considered a preparatory sketch for Madame de Pompadour’s private altarpiece La lumière du monde (ca. 1750, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon).

Also prolific performers, Schlatter of 1988's and Sullivan, known for her six seasons on the comedy sketch series had the potential to be very entertaining additions to cast of characters.

And I have done a bunch of sketch comedy, I worked on I Think You Should Leave, and several other shows.

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Common combinations with sketch

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sketch" in a sentence?
An example: "Adonis has been featured in several sketch shows throughout the city, including Chicago Sketch Fest and the Best of Annoyance sketch show." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sketch" from authentic English texts.
What does "sketch" mean?
Sketch means: To make a brief, basic drawing.
What are synonyms of "sketch"?
Common synonyms of "sketch" include: draw, witticism, humour, humor, wit, cartoon, sum-up, summary. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "sketch" in Dutch?
"sketch" translates to Dutch as: sketch.
How many example sentences with "sketch" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sketch", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.