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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Diaz, who has returned to the red carpet circuit in recent weeks while promoting her new Apple TV+ film Outcome, accentuated her features with a deep mauve lip color, a soft smoky eyeshadow, and sculpted cheeks. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026 The figurines have movable joints and serve as a blank canvas to be pierced, painted, posed or sculpted into whatever comes to mind for the artist, or comes in the form of an artist commission. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat. Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 Teller did get to live out his dream of sculpting land forms with nuclear explosions. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 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 21 Mar. 2026.

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