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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The rock chain motif mirrors Rome’s sense of rhythm and movement while celebrating the maison’s mastery in sculpting metal into emotion. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025 After the model is ready, NX CAM Robotics translates the digital model into motion – instructing the robots how to move, and sculpt the material. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025 Mannequins stood along a road leading to a cityscape printed on the walls, behind a banquet table stacked with bread and a gleaming mountain sculpted entirely from butter. Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025 The warmer setting helps to open pores and boost circulation (perfect for skin prep); the cool setting is perfect for soothing, depuffing, and sculpting. Shani Cohen, Glamour, 12 Nov. 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 16 Nov. 2025.

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