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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Lululemon on Tuesday will introduce a women’s performance franchise, Lululemon Glow Up, which features sculpting products. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025 Chief among them is a high-speed jet blasting at a 90-degree angle from the center of the disk, which is surrounded by a wider outflow sculpted into a cone, according to the statement. Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2025 My dreams were of being an alchemist, someone in a workshop of beautiful metal and tools sculpting things that were visceral and come with meaning. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025 The suit was mostly sculpted by hand, using materials like silicon gels and hyper-realistic puppet heads. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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