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

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Sketchy meaning

  1. Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
  2. Not thorough or detailed.
  3. Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.

Synonyms of Sketchy

unelaborated incomplete uncomplete

Using Sketchy

  • The main meaning on this page is: Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement. | Not thorough or detailed. | Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality.
  • Useful related words include: unelaborated, incomplete, uncomplete.
  • In the example corpus, sketchy often appears in combinations such as: sketchy and, still sketchy, is sketchy.

Context around Sketchy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Sketchy

  • In this selection, "sketchy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, potentially, depicted, girls, events, web and maneuvers stand out and add context to how "sketchy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a pretty sketchy act of and and the sketchy historical evidence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sketchy" sits close to words such as aberration, aditya and af, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sketchy

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

Details of the reported arrest are still sketchy. (8 words)

However, making this all public was sketchy to say the least. (11 words)

Roe v. Wade always struck me as a pretty sketchy act of constitutional legerdemain. (14 words)

But tech-based scares in feel closer to home at times, and it may have something to do with the basic design in the app's UX — there's something in the app's sans serif font that makes it seem believably sketchy. (43 words)

A source at Ijelu Ekiti said, “Information about circumstances leading to the release of the Catholic priest is sketchy, but I can tell you he has been released and the Reverend Father was taken to hospital immediately after release for medical attention. (42 words)

Kody may be sabotaging the one relationship he has left, after driving away three women who once cared about him (they might still care), but all of his sketchy choices lead to onscreen conversations that are hard to look away from. (41 words)

However the fund counts total buyback dollar amounts, so how could those sketchy companies even come close to the top 5% buybacks in the SP500? (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

After a series of sketchy events and getting caught in a lie by Bode, it is revealed that Alex, along with hiding his true identity, was also hiding the fact that he was the serial arsonist.

Any my personal favorite is Windows Sandbox: a quick, one-click virtual machine that allows you to surf potentially sketchy web sites with little worry of something being surreptitiously downloaded in the background.

A series of revelations late last year depicted sketchy maneuvers between FTX and Alameda Research, Bankman-Fried’s slightly older crypto hedge fund.

As he enters Villa 31, he says “you can definitely feel the atmosphere starting to change, it’s a sketchy feeling”.

A source at Ijelu Ekiti said, “Information about circumstances leading to the release of the Catholic priest is sketchy, but I can tell you he has been released and the Reverend Father was taken to hospital immediately after release for medical attention.

Before he hit the big time George was in quite a few '80s shows, including ends up getting shot while scoping out the girls' sketchy neighbours.

But tech-based scares in feel closer to home at times, and it may have something to do with the basic design in the app's UX — there's something in the app's sans serif font that makes it seem believably sketchy.

Data on climate mobility are sketchy and it is hard to attribute any instance of displacement or forced migration to only one set of factors.

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Details of the reported arrest are still sketchy.

Here’s Tucker Carlson: “It is galling to be lectured about democracy by a man who took power in an election so sketchy that many Americans don’t believe it was real.

However, making this all public was sketchy to say the least.

However, the details of the incident which reportedly happened on Sunday night is still sketchy as NAF is yet to issue any official statement on it.

However the fund counts total buyback dollar amounts, so how could those sketchy companies even come close to the top 5% buybacks in the SP500?

Kody may be sabotaging the one relationship he has left, after driving away three women who once cared about him (they might still care), but all of his sketchy choices lead to onscreen conversations that are hard to look away from.

Roe v. Wade always struck me as a pretty sketchy act of constitutional legerdemain.

So, undaunted by the residents' opposition and the sketchy historical evidence, Haringey pressed on in their noble endeavour, culminating in this week's opening ceremony and some nice headlines in the local media.

Then he leaned in the camera and, with a sketchy-looking gaze, added, “Daddy owes you.

The reports, coming out of Mexico, were sketchy and in Spanish but seemingly told the story of the fallen fighter.

The worst-case scenario is you buy Instagram followers from a sketchy and shady service.

Toshao of Kurutuku Village, Timothy Lewis, told on Friday that the details of the incident are sketchy but he was informed by villagers that Lewis was ambushed.

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Common combinations with sketchy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sketchy" in a sentence?
An example: "After a series of sketchy events and getting caught in a lie by Bode, it is revealed that Alex, along with hiding his true identity, was also hiding the fact that he was the serial arsonist." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sketchy" from authentic English texts.
What does "sketchy" mean?
Sketchy means: Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement.
What are synonyms of "sketchy"?
Common synonyms of "sketchy" include: unelaborated, incomplete, uncomplete.
How many example sentences with "sketchy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sketchy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.