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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The paintings on exhibit at Zwirner were filled with references to her earlier works and to herself.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Yet presidents can choose which paintings to hang in the entryway and along the hall that connects the State Dining Room to the East Room.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
While work was being done on the Beaux-Arts mansion, most of its paintings and sculptures were on view a bit north at the old Whitney, an austere, looming Brutalist pile, with white-walled galleries.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
Always an early adopter of cutting-edge visual technology, Dea’s fascination with the blend of painting and cinematic technique began at the University of Hartford’s Hartford Art School.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Yet presidents can choose which paintings to hang in the entryway and along the hall that connects the State Dining Room to the East Room.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
While work was being done on the Beaux-Arts mansion, most of its paintings and sculptures were on view a bit north at the old Whitney, an austere, looming Brutalist pile, with white-walled galleries.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
Always an early adopter of cutting-edge visual technology, Dea’s fascination with the blend of painting and cinematic technique began at the University of Hartford’s Hartford Art School.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painting. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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