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Sketched

Sketch \Sketch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sketched; p. pr. & vb. n. Sketching.] [Cf D. schetsen, It. schizzare. See Sketch, n.]

  1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of.

  2. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of.

    Syn: To delineate; design; draught; depict.

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sketched

vb. (en-past of: sketch)

Usage examples of "sketched".

Loufan sketched quickly, capturing in a few clever lines the intense face--remembered by most in its panic at being stranded--the wide-set, slightly tilted huge dark eyes above prominent cheekbones, the abundant waving dark hair framing it, the fine straight nose, the small cautious mouth, the long sweep of a determined jawline, the odd cleft in the chin.

He then sketched the footings on both sides of the river, well back from the verge.

His doubt was so apparent that I sketched the Sun and its planets by fingernail into the bedsheet.

Sitting next to me, he rapidly sketched in a small plan of the giant structure that was the capitol building, war office and palace of Lothar.

With care, he sketched Todd and Hrriss, then began to draw in lines around them.

Then Hrriss took over the double-looped pen from Todd, and sketched Hrruba and its satellites, and a dotted line for the Hrruban ship's journey to Doona.

Rahilly sketched a Service salute in the general direction of Nancia's titanium column.

Sev's hands moved freely and he forgot his nervousness as he sketched the discoveries he'd made.

Taking a writing implement from its belt, it swiftly sketched some letters on a pad which it then handed to Exeter.

With his usual quick, sure strokes, Zainal sketched what had to be the interior of the scout.

That had been easy to collect since Iantine constantly sketched and had many vignettes of unsuspecting classmates: some done at times when he should have been doing other lessons.

The expression was too much for the artist in Iantine and he flipped open his pad and sketched the scene.

She reached out to touch it, but he was flipping to the page where he had sketched her and Morath listening to T'dam at the lecture.

Using an economy of line, he sketched the pen" - ropes looped around trees and the shivering knots of people forced to stand for there was not enough room to sit down - in the churned mud of an inadequate space.

Quickly Iantine sketched him, taking his bows, before he stepped back into the ensemble.