How to Use sketchy in a Sentence

sketchy

adjective
Definition of sketchynext
Synonyms for sketchynext
  • I have only a sketchy idea of how it works.
  • The details about the accident are still a little sketchy.
  • The film is sketchy on the details of the hit; the crime here is beside the point.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • Details of the plan, to be in place by 2020, are sketchy.
    — Fox News, 7 June 2018
  • Details of the plan, drawn up by the U.S. and to be in place by 2020, are sketchy.
    — Washington Post, 7 June 2018
  • The sketchy path soon becomes clear where cairns mark the way.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
  • But rights to the sites themselves were sketchy at best.
    — Stephen Wallis, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2018
  • But her actions, to the men around her, seem strange and sketchy.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
  • The plans that have been laid out so far are sketchy and unclear.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 8 Nov. 2021
  • To get us to the sketchy backstreets of our comfort zones.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 2024
  • Israel sought to paint Tony as a liar with a sketchy past.
    — Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2020
  • The exact details of how the club's rules would work are still sketchy.
    — Frank Jordans, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2022
  • The few details Nya has learned are sketchy, but the danger is clear and present.
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2019
  • No more sketchy dealers in the back alley to get your fix.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Works out of gym bags in some back end storage room that was sketchy and dirty. . . .
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Stop-and-go pace, honking and sketchy lane changes describe the mood.
    — Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022
  • These kinds of claims make the whole industry look sketchy.
    — Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Details of the plan, drawn up by the United States S and to be in place by 2020, remain sketchy.
    — Lorne Cook and Robert Burns, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2018
  • There was a lot of travel, and some of the hotels, well, some of them were pretty sketchy.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021
  • But to some, the optics of Netanyahu's request are sketchy.
    — Bloomberg.com, 15 June 2020
  • Details about how guests would get to and from space hotels are sketchy.
    — Kate Baggaley, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The details of their encounter are sketchy and one-sided.
    — Kevin Leonard, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • The neighborhood on Howard near Seventh Street is still a bit sketchy, so the door is locked.
    — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 8 July 2018
  • But the outlines of the Ravens’ revamped offense, and Ricard’s place in it, are still sketchy.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • But the details are still sketchy and coal mining in China is still huge.
    — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2021
  • White put down a full run in his first attempt, but was a bit sketchy on one landing.
    — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The details of Alexander's life in Chicago are sketchy.
    — Don Babwin, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2021
  • The details of Alexander’s life in Chicago are sketchy.
    — Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Nevertheless, the joint big-screen arrival of the Robinson/DeYoung duo ushers in a future for both that is anything but sketchy.
    — Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Wesley Guimarães gives a lively portrayal of China, Daniel’s sketchy, good-hearted neighbor.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024

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