sculpt

verb

sculpted; sculpting; sculpts

Examples of sculpt in a Sentence

She carefully sculpted the wood. The children painted and sculpted all morning. Sculpt your back with push-ups.
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Spiral Jetty is one of the world’s most famous works of land art: art that’s created directly in and from a landscape, either by sculpting earth or building with natural materials. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 Tall windows, a columned portico, and sculpted reliefs depicting university patriarchs. Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 For example, Brush 300 (the largest) is best suited for the complexion, while the medium-sized brush, Brush 200, is great for sculpting. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024 The artist’s intuitive approach to sculpting diverse materials into expressive forms led to the creation of soaring red and pink rose blossoms made of fiberglass and stainless steel that rise as high as 15 feet into the air. Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sculpt 

Word History

Etymology

French sculpter, alteration of obsolete sculper, from Latin sculpere

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sculpt was in 1864

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“Sculpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sculpt. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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