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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But Cunningham says that, against expectations, these stellar winds seem not to be significantly sculpting the filaments. Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 It was sculpted by Omri Amrany and artist Oscar Leon. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024 The Wade statue was sculpted by Omri Amrany and Oscar León of Fine Art Studio Rotblatt Amrany, the same pair who sculpted the Michael Jordan statue at Chicago’s United Center. Ira Winderman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024 Which means that the animators don’t have to constantly sculpt the clay. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 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 16 Nov. 2024.

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