sketchbook

noun

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

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To look at a 15-year-old’s sketchbook is a powerful experience for a person who’s in their 30s or 40s. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026 There are sketchbooks still to fill, assemblages missing one last red bottle, and a studio full of objects that have yet to be turned from one thing into another. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Marin Arizzi, of Valparaiso, helped the kids assemble the sketchbooks. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 The result is something closer to an artist's sketchbook than a conventional travel compendium. — John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026 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

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

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