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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This is why great relationships are sculpted, not just found. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 From the candelabras to the pieces of furniture, Visconti’s collections are distinguished by cast-bronze and by furniture and objects that take their inspiration from organic forms and are sometimes even sculpted with pieces the designer herself collects in nature. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025 In old Hollywood, publicists sculpted scandal into legacy. Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 5 Apr. 2025 Artist & Craftsman Supply has creative supplies, such as paints, sketchbooks, scrapbooks and sculpting clay at 5603 Hobart St. in Squirrel Hill. Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025 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 21 Apr. 2025.

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