How to Use mural in a Sentence

mural

1 of 2 adjective
  • The idea for the mural project was then born.
    — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • After the mural work was done for the day, Kind had a plan for her group.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • The last mural project will be more of an event to take place sometime in August.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 15 May 2021
  • The work for the young artists doesn’t end at the mural installation.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Use a laser level to project the mural lines on your wall, then slowly tape off each section.
    — Erin Johnson, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The lab also used the Biota Award to fund the mural project.
    — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Take a mural tour to different spots around town and snap a selfie in front of your favorites.
    — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Matatu buses bump with heavy bass over their sound systems, and are painted up with mural montages.
    — Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 7 May 2026
  • McGhee’s friends will be able to bring their kids to the mural or honorary street one day, and tell them about their old friend.
    — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021
  • Each mural panel merges themes from the past seven gatherings.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The group has completed over 30 mural projects throughout the state.
    — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 7 June 2021
  • For the first time, the club announced its new kits at three mural unveilings on March 3.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • One of the final steps is purchasing the mural panels and art supplies.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The mural withstood Melissa for a day before most of it collapsed.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Corral said the special activities at each site were planned to enhance the mural walk this year.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The two artists also described the concepts behind the mural taking shape on the outer walls.
    — al, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Eventually, there will be a mural trail leading visitors from one town to the next.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Falcone has produced 30 large-scale paintings in his 52 years as a mural artist.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Now, as the pandemic stares down a second year, some permanent mural work is coming back.
    — oregonlive, 20 Sep. 2021
  • The singer’s post included a mural photo of the artist’s face emblazoned on the record store’s outside wall.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The remodeling would include a new color scheme, glass railings, awnings and mural walls.
    — Saumya Gupta, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
  • Attendees 10 years and older can grab a paintbrush and add their own creative colors to the mural walls.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • On a recent Friday, activist Ty Bellamy went out to the mural site.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • Chicago has a long mural tradition that is credited with shaping public art.
    — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The weeklong camps focus on a range of topics, from trail stomping to mural painting to theatre to good old-fashioned summer camp.
    — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Frankie Lucas loaded her three children into the car after the conviction and brought them to the mural site, too.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Each of these mural artists is creating as many as two to three different sculptures that represent Philly's firsts.
    — Natasha Brown, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Diadenko said that the mural project falls short of what the country really needs and wishes Musk would fund mental health support.
    — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The juried winners of the contest will be mentored by mural artist Helen Wilson.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Inside large mural letters are drawings of her parents and family’s restaurant.
    — Bradley Wong, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026

mural

2 of 2 noun
  • Their faces were a mural of smiles.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And yet his murals have aged the best.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Wait … did that mural just come alive?
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The murals were likened to a gallery for the car age.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The mural is three feet high and 36 feet long.
    — Dawn White, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • The last part of the mural is the future.
    — Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Our kids each have a mural in their bedroom.
    — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • Notice where your eye wants to go first in the mural.
    — Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • The mural was a big team effort.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
  • There’s a mural of him that spans 30 feet in a weight room.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • For a low-cost way to get to know the city, stroll among its murals and street art.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2024
  • So, 'Oh, well, no, that mural's fine, but that's not.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • An artist working on the mural.
    — Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The mural wasn’t his usual process.
    — Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There are many murals of Messi around the world.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • This popular nook of town is hard to miss, thanks to the frog mural.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The murals are redesigned every year with a new theme.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • That’s how the idea of a massive mural in a public space was born.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Let sticky handprints and homemade murals be a thing of the past.
    — Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The other big art piece is the swimmers mural.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The phrase now appears in bold on the mural itself.
    — Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Brown is also thrilled with how the first mural in her honor turned out.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • The new mural will be unveiled near the school’s front gates in the coming months.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The city’s stunning above-ground mosaics and murals still stand at the site.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2023
  • The mural was painted in 18 days.
    — ABC News, 23 June 2026
  • In the mural, stick figures formed a circle.
    — Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Choose your mural with wall coverage in mind.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Take in its artistic vibe and walls lined with murals, a calm refuge from the outside world.
    — Regina Zumarraga, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Art club students also helped paint the mural.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
  • Creating the mural was no small feat.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026

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