sculpt

verb \ ˈskəlpt \

Updated on: 15 May 2018

Definition of sculpt

: carve, sculpture

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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.

Recent Examples of sculpt from the Web

This much is undeniable, in regard to new Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego: The organization that sculpted his view of pro basketball – the San Antonio Spurs – has been spectacular at that aspect of coaching.

— rick bonnell, charlotteobserver, "Hornets’ priority is 'player development.' Here's how new coach James Borrego defines it | Charlotte Observer," 11 May 2018
Many in the games business got their start in modding, disassembling their favourite games, sculpting them into something new and learning about digital artistry along the way.

— The Economist, "The latest video-game fad shows off a DIY ethic," 10 May 2018
Clark has designed and sculpted public art in other states, including Nebraska,Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming, according to his website.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Design for a Laughing Lincoln statue in Naperville's Central Park approved," 2 May 2018
Classes are held on Wednesdays from April 18 through June 20, from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Total barre is a fusion of pilates, dance, yoga and functional training that will lift, tone and sculpt as well as define and strengthen your core muscles.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 1 May 2018
Arnold and Ford, the Prometheuses of Westworld’s founding mythology, sculpted life out of clay (or industrial-grade silicone, or whatever upgrades the future contains), and then gave their creations the tools that would advance their kind.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "Westworld: 'Everything Is Code'," 22 Apr. 2018
But neither medium is willing to, for instance, spend time celebrating the act of sculpting a body with surgery for a specific industry — that would be déclassé.

— constance grady, Vox, "The charismatic hustle of Cardi B," 6 Apr. 2018
Creating the art Drumm now has exterior installations around the country, sculpted using all-weathering steel, commissioned by public and private companies, universities and private patrons.

— jennifer conn, akron reporter, cleveland.com, "Akron artist Don Drumm's iconic sun still shining after 60 years," 26 Apr. 2018
For 20 years, an experiment in Italy known as DAMA has detected an oscillating signal that could be coming from dark matter—the fog of invisible particles that ostensibly fill the cosmos, sculpting everything else with their gravity.

— natalie wolchover, WIRED, "Trouble Detected in Infamous Dark Matter Signal," 18 Apr. 2018

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