That brief sketch is about all I ever really knew about my father.

If that's the case, a longer, complex novel isn't really necessary - this brief sketch will do.

"No." I gave her the briefest sketch of the situation.

That summer, at a workshop in Milwaukee, they developed a brief sketch.

Suppose I give you a brief sketch of the circumstances.

On entering the program, each student wrote a brief biographical sketch.

I would like to give your readers a brief biographical sketch of London's early life.

A brief sketch of the major events of the period may however be given as follows.

The following is a brief sketch of the most commonly noted birth defects.

A brief sketch of the composer and his style.