How to Use painting in a Sentence

painting

noun
  • The room is ready for painting.
  • They hung the painting in the living room.
  • She wants to devote all her time to painting.
  • The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
  • I like painting more than sculpture.
  • He is studying abstract painting.
  • This set looks like a painting.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The paintings by both artists are for sale.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The painting process then takes over.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • Baez didn't like the painting at the time.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • But none of the tips led to the paintings.
    — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • It’s lined with dozens of her paintings.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • That might sound like a recipe for bad painting.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • How that painting would emerge, no one knew.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • These paintings have long been a draw for tourists.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
  • With chalk, paintings and protests.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • In its place hangs a painting of a vase with white tulips.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But the Wells painting was sold.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 24 May 2026
  • My mom could tell you who painted what painting.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
  • And that was the end of her worry about the paintings.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Kids can engage in games and rock painting.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And the slapstick with the painting, that was a big one.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • The painting goes off with a bang… then nothing falls out.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The spray-painting step is pure kid magic.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Who gets the one painting that’s worth five figures?
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The detailed painting was done with spray paint.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In some rooms, paintings are hung salon style.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But these would be nice highlights around the edges of the painting.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • There are rules, but painting goes beyond them.
    — Bettina Funcke, Artforum, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Line painting on the span is finished.
    — Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025

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