thumbnail sketch

Example Sentences

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But if that thumbnail sketch makes “Lux” sound like homework, the songs themselves are immediate and visceral, and the singer’s impassioned delivery is an invitation to listen more closely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Any thumbnail sketch of the 38-year-old is bound to start with the fact that he was for more than five years the partner of Mr Attal.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

The cichlids of Lake Victoria are a thumbnail sketch of contemporary rapid species loss that occurs all over Earth and is caused by human activity.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

But, given the museum’s three small rooms, it’s a thumbnail sketch of a thumbnail sketch.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022

But it’s worth including a thumbnail sketch, I think.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith