How to Use paint/draw a picture of in a Sentence

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• During a stint on Iron Man, Ditko refused to draw a picture of the hero drunk.
  — Jay Deitcher, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
• That should help scientists paint a picture of how the virus has evolved in recent years.
  — Denise Roland, WSJ, 2 June 2022
• Here are five fascinating finds that paint a picture of the Yukon’s past.
  — Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2022
• And Lazaro says the defense can paint a picture of James Craig as a kind and attentive partner.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
• McCartney was able to paint a picture of what success on this front looks like.
  — Gabriel Kinder, CNN, 2 Sep. 2021
• Instead, To’o To’o tried to paint a picture of his position coach the past two seasons.
  — Mike Rodak | [e-mail], al, 3 Mar. 2023
• The stunning snaps paint a picture of the attention to detail that goes into every aspect of the tour.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 25 July 2023
• Transcripts from the first and the last parole hearings – of which there were 17 – paint a picture of Woods’ demeanor and mindset at the beginning and the end of his prison stint.
  — Fox News, 26 Sep. 2022
• The next 12 games could paint a picture of just how well the Blazers can continue to compete without Lillard in the lineup.
  — oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022
• The series uses archival footage and expert testimonies to paint a picture of the journey into space.
  — Devika Rao, theweek, 14 May 2024
• In fact, a decade and a half ago, Kevin Kelly, a cofounder of this magazine, asked hundreds of people to draw a picture of the internet.
  — Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
• Their accounts paint a picture of a brutal operation that left no room for due process.
  — Jon Swaine, Washington Post, 23 May 2022
• Recent polling data paint a picture of a society in profound flux since the Hamas attack.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
• Other reports coming out of Iraq paint a picture of an overwhelmed health-care system.
  — Rozina Ali, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2020
• Glimpses of Marley performing on stage to the singer relaxing with his family paint a picture of his life.
  — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 6 July 2023
• Transcripts that the Journal shared paint a picture of a lack of trust and communication between Gard and his players.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 June 2021
• As Harry enters his forties, those in his inner circle paint a picture of a happy life.
  — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2024
• Listening to a skilled announcer verbally paint a picture of what is going on at the ballpark is one of the joys of listening to a game.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• Huang has made other, more recent comments that paint a picture of entrepreneurship that is far from idyllic.
  — Jasmine Ball, Fortune, 14 June 2024
• Accounts from people caught in the gunfire when a man started shooting at an Allen, Texas, mall over the weekend paint a picture of fear and devastation.
  — Elise Hammond, CNN, 9 May 2023
• And although some might worry about the microbes hiding in our cities, the results paint a picture of relative safety, Mason says.
  — Cathleen O’Grady, Science | AAAS, 26 May 2021
• Their stories paint a picture of a grim job experience for many of the working-class Kentuckians that Donald Trump’s running mate has vowed to help.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
• In that first team meeting, which took place by phone, Dass tried to paint a picture of herself and Bieniasz as responsible parents.
  — Shoshana Walter, New York Times, 29 June 2023
• The findings paint a picture of a state in flux, with factors such as soaring home prices, dwindling birth rates and more work-from-home options contributing to a population on the move.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
• Here are some maps from the National Weather Service to help paint a picture of the upcoming weather conditions.
  — Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
• The records paint a picture of 64-year-old Stephen Paddock as a recluse who became increasingly interested in guns in recent years.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2023
• Having worked in all three of its predecessors, Downs was the perfect person to help paint a picture of Heaven Hill's past and get grapple on what this new site could mean for its future.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 6 June 2022
• Our team, for instance, is preparing a grassroots project that will paint a picture of what everyday life in a democratic Russia might be like.
  — Aleksei Miniailo, Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2023
• Together, Cole’s tales paint a picture of himself as a survivor who has traded in remorse for gratitude.
  — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2021
• Lola's class is full of immigrants, and when her teacher asks them all to draw a picture of where their families came from, Lola's imagination carries her back to The Island, too.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024