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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The new version of the legging removes the front seam and includes subtle sculpting details. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025 In sculpting the Xenomorph suit, discussions about how the suit would appear in the show, and to have the creature bounce light on camera began. Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025 Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025 However, offerings like these were usually made to painted or sculpted deities, not to fire altars. Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.

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