How to Use painter in a Sentence

painter

noun
  • Like, why should a painter be psyched about this?
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Over time, his work as a house painter fell away.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That’s where painters do their real work.
    Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Cover stems with painters tape to keep them clean.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While painters work in oils, mosaicists work in fire.
    Chris Livesay, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The novel is told from the point-of-view of the court painter.
    Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Now, if the painter broke the rose above this point, your good rose should come back.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • With the eyes and hand of a craftsman, and the soul of a painter.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Iowa painter is Grant Wood.
    Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • Plein air painters will be set up around the grounds to capture the day.
    Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2025
  • So there’s one about a concrete boom pump or a snow plow or a line painter.
    Marah Eakin, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Prepare the area with drop cloths and painters tape, then paint the edges first.
    Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The painter has other plans for her dresses as well.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Ramos said her husband, 36, works as a painter.
    Christine Sloan, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • To restore her, the painter takes down the jar of wine and pours some in her mouth.
    Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
  • That brief glance was sufficient for the painter to fall in love.
    Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But the painter had flung in two portraits at the last moment, no?
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The German painter and sculptor passed away last week.
    Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 5 May 2026
  • The house was built by Charles Pond, a local painter/builder.
    USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • Who were notable painters during the Mughal era?
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • My mother was a painter, so it was always allowed.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Perego is a former soccer player and a painter.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • This developed from her early life as a painter.
    Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Our painters, on the other hand, nearly ruined his hard work.
    Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 1 June 2026
  • Santamaria sketched the mural and traced the shapes for the painters to paint in.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2023
  • There’s an Irish painter name Jack Coulter.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Tarps and blankets can only be placed with painter's, gaffer or masking tapes.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But the spray painter probably has no idea what that piece of metal means to so many.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • To ensure the dimensions work, use painter’s tape to map out the piece on the floor.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The one-hour class is for painters (beginners, et al), age 21 and over.
    Anna Webb, Idaho Statesman, 1 Feb. 2024

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