sculpt

verb

sculpted; sculpting; sculpts
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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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There are vertiginous views in Dubai and calm desert minimalism in Utah, where villas are sculpted into otherworldly canyons. Mark David, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 The feature could only have been sculpted by a wind of hot gas coming directly from the object itself, according to the researchers, who are co-lead authors of a study on the discovery published June 4 in the journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 The new version is more streamlined, refined, and sculpted instead of bulky. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 June 2026 It’s nicely sculpted with a curvaceous feature that its glossy salespeople will tell you is reminiscent of a Bugatti hypercar. New Atlas, 13 June 2026 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 22 Jun. 2026.

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