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sketch

[skech] / skɛtʃ /




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I don’t want to fat-shame anybody, but it reminds me a lot of the Monty Python Meaning of Life sketch where the guy says the weight for him blows up.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

The company said users can also choose from presets and suggested prompts to "spark ideas", as well as sketch edits directly onto images.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Now it’s cut three minutes from this sketch.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Larry David’s celebrity-heavy sketch series on HBO aims to parody U.S. history, mostly relying on its creator’s familiar comic style.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

I follow him, my arms wrapped tightly around my sketch pad.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

In this collection of sketches, filled with guilt and shame, pride and love, Mr. Coppola finds the meaning he craves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

They learn how to write sketches, how to pitch ideas, how to survive in a room full of talented people.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

On June 27, Culture Clash will return to Grand Performances, a free summer concert series at California Plaza in downtown L.A., with comedic sketches colored by political and social satire.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

In March, Kushner posts on Instagram about his intention to present "initial sketches for development projects for the Albanian coast", including projects on Sazan Island and the nearby Zvernec coast.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Instead, spurred by her irrepressible enthusiasm, she invited friends and colleagues to view her precious Surinam sketches and specimens, which she had “dried and well displayed in boxes where they can be seen by all.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Burnham's team say having sketched out his vision he will be able to continue to work out who he places in key roles in his cabinet.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

Director Craig Gillespie is no stranger to turbulent filmmaking, and his “Cruella” commendably made an underserved villain into a fully sketched character, without overrelying on callbacks.

From Salon Jun. 27, 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

At that event, the artists sketched designs on large sculptures shaped like soccer balls and an oversized picnic table, also for community members to paint.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

In the following weeks William planned and sketched and eventually settled on his final design.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

Spence is already sketching out the contours of a bank-wide contest, likely in the fall, where different regions will nominate their champions to compete in a final round of taste-testing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Partis was also sketching the heron as he watched.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

In his own statement on Friday, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari began sketching out conditions for the third.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

But the 41-year-old's womenswear collection in September didn't convince everyone, and some observers expect him to put a more decisive mark on Dior and cement the new identity he's begun sketching out.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

At lunch during the following days, Quentin and I worked on how to build a rocket, sketching out crude drawings and theorizing.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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