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[skech] / skɛtʃ /




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But it’s also a show with a sound bite archive spanning decades which includes such hits as “Jane, you ignorant slut,” from a late-’70s “Weekend Update” sketch starring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

Cher also weighed in, posting a tribute to Mackie on X that read, “Bob has gone up to heaven. Knowing him, he’s bringing Sequins, Beads, & his sketch pad. Good nite sweet Prince.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The first few songs sketch out the record’s themes, in which individual dreams are cheapened in a world that rewards artificiality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Last weekend, a "Saturday Night Live" sketch cast him as a tortured figure, barely masking his dread of AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

By one a.m., he was ready to transfer the data from his pencil sketch map to the actual cave floor.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

Ms. Siman Tov sketches for me the argument of those who voted for rebuilding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Expect them both to be in more sketches this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

She’s finally been upgraded to a repertory player and is likely to continue to play the lead in sketches featuring her grounded, emotionally shaky characters, some of whom have terrible haircuts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The BBC has removed nearly a dozen comedy sketches from That Mitchell and Webb Look after deciding they no longer "work today".

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Then as soon as he saw that Antonapoulos was not interested Singer crumpled the sketches and forgot about them.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

In minutes, Bartlett had sketched the makeshift shrine that Helga builds for Arnold in her closet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

According to Terekh, the first ideas for what would become the FP-1 drone were sketched on a napkin in their favourite restaurant in late 2022.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 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 concert venue he sketched out a decade ago—Sphere in Las Vegas—has become the world’s highest-grossing arena.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

He sketched for her the new fan blade Samuel had invented for the windmill.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Reports have painted a picture of a decidedly low-key existence for the actor on the island, with Carrey spending his time reading, writing, walking, painting, and sketching.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The book examines M in her antiseptic superstar’s habitat, sketching scenes of her business meetings, social outings, spa treatments and public events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

In her song Wi$h Li$t, from her last album, Swift fantasised about settling down with Kelce, sketching out an idyllic future in which they have "a couple kids" and "a driveway with a basketball hoop".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Here Mina and her friend Lucy Westenra sit among the graves, sketching and talking, later, watching clouds gather for the storm that would bring the Demeter, and Count Dracula, to Whitby.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Vincent moves back to Etten and gets to work immediately, sketching outside when the weather is good.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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