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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Reverie Hymn Hair Gel delivers just that: a flexible, airy finish with enough control to keep curls sculpted or a blowout bouncy. Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025 Beyond Rutte, the whole summit was sculpted around Trump. Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 25 June 2025 Photography sculpted Shahn’s eye in a way that no other medium could. Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 24 June 2025 Kim was sculpting a life-size Gus lamp at her work table the other day when a smile suddenly illuminated her face. Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 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 11 Jul. 2025.

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