line drawing

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Recent Examples of line drawing The suggestive line drawing of a woman with her hand down her underwear on his 2014 vintage, J’en veux!!! Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 31 July 2025 Forty-two line drawings and acrylic works on canvas — including some darkly amusing meditations on stupid humans moving through modern life — will be on view in Martin’s first solo exhibition. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 On the second floor of the prestigious Pace Gallery in Manhattan hung white-on-white abstract paintings and what appeared to be line drawings of rocks. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025 Thirteen different communities in the Canadian Arctic receive cruise passengers, departing from Iqaluit to Kinngait, known for its many sculptures and line drawing artists, and sailing through the Northwest Passage to Pond Inlet. Debbie Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for line drawing
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Noun
  • Never depart from live charcoal unattended.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • Submerge charcoal in water until it’s thoroughly cooled.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The artists shared a wide variety of techniques and mediums – pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
  • The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • The chain capitalized on the popularity, releasing a $3 pastel mini tote on April 8, 2025 also flew off the shelves.
    Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Falling somewhere between a fresh pastel and a polished neutral, the hue brings a sense of lightness without sacrificing sophistication.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The first release includes eight pieces, with designs that reference the Night Court’s imagery through celestial shapes, wing-like details, lockets and engraving.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
  • The Treasury spokesperson declined to comment on Solimene’s current status but confirmed that Michael Brown, a top Beach aide, became acting director of engraving and printing on May 18.
    Bill Barrow, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • In Dish Jockey, an etching from 1993, a harried woman in a bandanna (shades of Rosie the Riveter) scrubs dishes while an ensemble of Tinkerbell-like housekeepers complete other chores nearby.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Some examples from Myers include the subtle etching in marble, the soft wear of limestone, the lived-in texture of linen, or the subtle fading and marks that form in hardwood floors.
    Lacey Ramburger, The Spruce, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • Parents who can’t afford a private attorney also receive free legal representation in dependency court, but not in family court.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
  • Doug Wright has signed with Anonymous Content for representation.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Eastern Ukraine — There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
  • This new image uses data from the Sentinel-3 mission to show in vibrant color just how extreme and far-reaching this heat has been.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Their multispecies map is a…blueprint that enshrines the right to roam for the entire animal kingdom.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Though Tuesday’s win wasn’t pretty, the Valkyries looked to have found a reliable late-game blueprint.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

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“Line drawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line%20drawing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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