spray paint

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noun

: paint that is sprayed onto a surface from a hand-held can

a can of spray paint

spray-paint

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verb

spray-painted; spray-painting; spray-paints

: to paint (something) with paint that is sprayed from a can or sprayer

Examples of spray paint in a Sentence

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Noun

Video showed the orange spray paint covering nearby plants and dripping into the River Thames below the wall. —

Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024 He was seen at a Madrid store buying the same brand of spray paint used at his wife’s apartment on Feb. 2, according to police. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024

Verb

During the course of the performance, O’Grady’s actors walked a makeshift boat across a calm river, spray-painted a faux stove, and danced in red fabrics. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024 The University of Michigan on Monday denounced an attack on the home of Jordan Acker, a university regent, in which his house was vandalized and pro-Palestinian messages were spray-painted on his wife’s car. —

Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spray paint