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Definition of sculpturenext
as in carving

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verb

as in to sculpt
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice

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Recent Examples of sculpture
Noun
The Chicago Picasso sculpture was not yet standing alongside the treat the time; it was not unveiled until August 1967. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Of the several works in which church pews are utilized as sculpture, Augustas Serapinas’s Pew Tower, 2026, is the most successful. — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
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And how can sculpture accomplish the experience of simultaneous collective reception that was formerly its greatest social promise? — Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025 Bourdelle’s voluminous works in marble, bronze, and wood fill the lofty mezzanine, while his bronze sculptures Héraklès archer (Hercules the Archer) and Centaure mourant (Dying Centaur) highlight the garden. — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for sculpture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpture
  1. carving
  2. sculpt
  3. model
  4. carve
Noun
  • Each piece is made using a cast-iron mold engraved with CNC technology, creating a subtractive geometry inspired by the rough-hewn stages of marble carving.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Halloween festivities take over metro Atlanta throughout the entire month of October as restaurants and organizations host parties, pop-ups, movie nights and pumpkin carving events.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • Bushes and shrubs are sculpted and arranged vegetation with individual leaves clearly placed, no longer polygonal painted with plant patterns.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The panel is like a scene sculpted in marble commemorating obsessive and illicit love; in such instances, the loss of the object of desire feels like an amputation, because the unobtainable lover is an extension and part of oneself.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of sculpt
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  • Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is a model for community conservation, having increased its rhino population to 89 from 15 back in 1984.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026
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Verb
  • Connectivity Days started at CCA last school year—once a month, time is carved out of the school day for students to come together with the hope of building a stronger sense of belonging on campus.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Callaway said in the immediate aftermath of the first cases being announced he was deeply disappointed the county released information warning people to wash their pumpkins and avoid touching ones that had been carved.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
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