1
: a product of painting
especially
: a work produced through the art of painting
2
: the art or occupation of painting
Examples of painting in a Sentence
They hung the painting in the living room.
The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
I like painting more than sculpture.
He is studying abstract painting.
She wants to devote all her time to painting.
The room is ready for painting.
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That phrase is part of a caption below a photo engraved onto a plaque depicting the 4-foot-by-8-foot painting’s presentation to the commander of the South Milwaukee Van Eimeren-Kolonka American Legion Post 27, Everett Cook, by artist Robert Cassidy.
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Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
For decades the painting has only been known from one black-and-white photograph that was taken in the 1920s.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2024
For decades the painting has only been known from one black-and-white photograph that was taken in the 1920s.
—Scott Reyburn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for painting
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“Painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painting. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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