How to Use painting in a Sentence

painting

noun

• The room is ready for painting.
• They hung the painting in the living room.
• She wants to devote all her time to painting.
• The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
• I like painting more than sculpture.
• He is studying abstract painting.
• The colors in the rugs tie to the pillows, the throw, the lamp and even the painting on the wall.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
• The painting shows a dog about the size of a fox, with short hair, a long nose and a tail that curls up.
  — Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2022
• But the Mona Lisa has been the most famous painting in the world ever since.
  — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2022
• The boy and girl in that painting were falling asleep during a time of war.
  — Bob Greene, WSJ, 5 July 2022
• Freud made a gift of the painting to the Royal Collection.
  — Nick Glass, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
• In Shang’s home, there is a painting gifted by a fan who is deaf and mute from years ago.
  — Billboard China, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
• In 1956, the painting was hit by a rock and acid, which led the museum to put it behind glass.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
• This may sound like an insult, and in fact many of the finest Mason paintings are very close to the third-rate ones.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
• The outcome isn’t shown, even though the freeze-frame of the boxers was turned into a LeRoy Neiman painting.
  — Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
• Prince George used a drill to work on a project, while Princess Charlotte did some painting.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
• The opening shot of the film, which is a close-up of Scarlett’s behind, was based on a painting, right?
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• There’s something about the color of the painting in the window that inspired me.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022
• The lady next door to Mr. Griffin stopped to visit me one day and saw the painting on my wall.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
• The first shot was a bird's eye view of the mom and daughter’s feet, complete with a cute painting nails emoji.
  — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
• Also, there will be a wet painting show and sale on the sidewalk outside the gallery.
  — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2022
• The painting now hangs in her parents’ dining room in Somers.
  — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2023
• Some of the paintings simulate the look of a desktop screen with seven tabs open at the same time.
  — Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
• Swan Boats of Boston about 2 weeks ago Just the right weather for painting.
  — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
• The outlet reports that the painting was made in 1889 and is likely named after the man in the portrait.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
• The stamp art will feature a digital painting of Aaron as a member of the Braves.
  — Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
• The camera captured the light flashes as dots of light painting.
  — Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
• The painting, oil on canvas, was pretty big, maybe two feet by three.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022
• The paintings on exhibit at Zwirner were filled with references to her earlier works and to herself.
  — Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
• While work was being done on the Beaux-Arts mansion, most of its paintings and sculptures were on view a bit north at the old Whitney, an austere, looming Brutalist pile, with white-walled galleries.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025