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Examples of sculpture in a Sentence
a sculpture of an elephant
an exhibit of African sculpture
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The oldest item, and the subject of Mr MacGregor’s opening talk, is a mammoth-tusk sculpture called the Lion Man dating back to the Ice Age.
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The stool in her daughter’s bedroom is a functional sculpture by Kueng Caputo.
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The outdoor sculptures were part of a Warhol exhibition at Colorado State University in 1981.
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After a major conservation program and careful pruning, the sculptures were fine this time.
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And also last month, up in Yonkers, someone beheaded a Columbus sculpture.
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But a few years ago, Leca, who was then the curator of European paintings, sculpture and drawings at Cincinnati Art Museum, began to study the still-life paintings of Paul Cézanne in the museum’s collection.
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Elsewhere, artist Karyn Olivier covered a towering sculpture memorializing the 1777 Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown with mirrored plexiglass.
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The only monument about black soldiers in the Civil War for a century was the famous one in Boston, the Shaw Memorial, a sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a magnificent monument in Boston Common.
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Origin and Etymology of sculpture
First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
See Words from the same yearDefinition of sculpture
Examples of sculpture in a Sentence
the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice
Recent Examples of sculpture from the Web
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What is the significance of sharing art and specifically sculpture outside?
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A life-size cow sculptured from butter has been a tradition at the Ohio State Fair since the early 1900s.
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Two round medallions that stud this one-of-a-kind Makassar ebony pendant are sculptured from gold.
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First Known Use of sculpture
1645
SCULPTURE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of sculpture for English Language Learners
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: a piece of art that is made by carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc.
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: the process or art of carving or molding clay, stone, metal, etc., into a sculpture
SCULPTURE Defined for Kids
Definition of sculpture for Students
Definition of sculpture for Students
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