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[skech] / skɛtʃ /




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Walliams rose to fame in comedy sketch show Little Britain in the early 2000s alongside co-star Matt Lucas.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Because with comedy, you could choose improv, you could choose sketch, right?

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The sketch also revisited Trump’s recent remarks about men’s backsides, with Hanks becoming an unlikely recipient of the president’s fictional admiration.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

The East Potomac Golf Links will be closed to play beginning Nov. 15, the president said in a Truth Social post Sunday that included a sketch of a new course on the site.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I sketch, adding contours to capture the sloping land, trees, no trees, some rocks and boulders, collapsed logs.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Discussions will cover "everything from youth visas to pet passports" as the prime minister sketches out "his vision of a much closer relationship" with the European Union.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The demos are lovely, ethereal sketches, documenting Townshend breathing life into his creations for the first time.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Buzz around the game has also spawned viral “Saturday Night Live” sketches, and YouTube skits about droves of workers all putting in for the same time off in order to play the game.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The 43-year-old’s sketches are famously loose, bright and unrefined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Do you ever paint your sketches? I don’t see any of your acrylic pieces in here.”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Bessent sketched a scenario where the government benefits from growth fueled by the artificial-intelligence build-out, reshored manufacturing and tax cuts for consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Margaret Keane’s big-eyed children gaze unabashedly at a girl sketched by Pablo Picasso, and cartoonist Rose O’Neill rubs elbows with Vincent van Gogh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Thatcher, though, was far and away the best part of both films, bringing a striking depth to her thinly sketched characters.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 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

A few days later, Princesse sat in Catherine’s bedroom as Catherine sketched her seated in a rocking chair holding a tall red candle in each hand.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat

I sat there, sketching grids on a legal pad, trying to figure out how this new type of publication would work.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026

I have friends who explore unfamiliar places by running through neighborhoods at sunrise or sketching what they see.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

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

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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