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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Strategically ventilated and sculpted for compression in the right places, it’s designed to help Kipyegon conserve energy at 15 mph over four punishing laps. Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 It is made with breathable fabric that smooths and sculpts the tummy, waist, thighs and buttocks. Jené Luciani Sena May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025 Wilson gave form to that ache, sculpting it into songs where dogs barked and flutes sighed, and voices piled on top of each other like waves crashing into memory. Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025 Rodin modeled The Despair in 1890 and finished sculpting it from marble in 1893. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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