sketchbook

noun

sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce sketchbook (audio)
: a book of or for sketches

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Photos taken of family members, celebrities, sketchbooks, and Pokémon cards are displayed so onlookers can further understand his journey of vulnerability from adolescence to now. Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 9 Apr. 2025 First and foremost, travel sketchbooks are great conversation starters, especially for introverts such as myself, perpetually afraid of being the one to break the ice. Tim Brinkhof, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025 The artwork of the heels started as cubist doodle drawings in the designer’s sketchbook. Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025 Out came a young man, who, glancing at my sketchbook, sat down next to me and asked the lady for a bottle of water. Tim Brinkhof, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sketchbook

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First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sketchbook was in 1820

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“Sketchbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sketchbook. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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sketchbook

noun
sketch·​book ˈskech-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce sketchbook (audio)
: a book of or for sketches

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