sculpt

verb

sculpted; sculpting; sculpts

Examples of sculpt in a Sentence

She carefully sculpted the wood. The children painted and sculpted all morning. Sculpt your back with push-ups.
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The volumising, panoramic mascara has a similar inky black appearance as the nail polish used at Marc Jacobs, but instead, a thick, contoured brush is used to sculpt and coat each lash. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024 Their access to the internet has sculpted their purchasing behavior. Zsuzsa Kecsmar, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Beneath this content lies an implicit suggestion that our faces must be sculpted and painted in a very particular way in order to be uniformly attractive (usually based on Eurocentric beauty standards cloaked as a hyper-symmetrical science). Maria Santa Poggi, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024 The yoga pants provide tummy control, sculpt your legs and accentuate your waistline. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sculpt 

Word History

Etymology

French sculpter, alteration of obsolete sculper, from Latin sculpere

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sculpt was in 1864

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“Sculpt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sculpt. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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