How to Use sculpt in a Sentence

sculpt

verb
  • Sculpt your back with push-ups.
  • She carefully sculpted the wood.
  • The children painted and sculpted all morning.
  • Then grab a sharp pair of pruners and get to work sculpting.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Hoodoos are rocky spires that have been sculpted by erosion over time.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
  • The look paired a black strapless sculpted top with slim black trousers.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • To perfect your squat, grow your glutes, and sculpt your legs, this is the place to start.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Many species boast glossy, dark green leaves, often sculpted along the edges.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • This under-$15 high-rise pick is sculpting, stretchy, and soft as can be.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The movie is black-and-white and every face in it seems to be sculpted from light.
    — Bela Shayevich, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
  • In response, Levine set out to sculpt the objects out of wood.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2021
  • Her hair was sculpted into a crown-like style using gel.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
  • How have the tools for sculpting changed in the past century?
    — Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Of course, this legend is still as strong and sculpted as ever.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023
  • One day at the beach, a sand artist threw up his hands while trying to sculpt a bathing beauty.
    — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • Francis did an amazing job sculpting that out of me.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Slush collects into round shapes and the waves sculpt ice chunks into orbs.
    — Bisma Parvez, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2020
  • Slush collects into round shapes and the waves sculpt the ice chunks into orbs.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The star was toned all over, but her abs looked super sculpted in a see-through black lace dress.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
  • There should be groups that are set up to sculpt this learning process for everybody.
    — Michael Gale, Forbes, 10 June 2022
  • Head, hands and ankle boots were all hand sculpted and wardrobe was custom made.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 12 June 2019
  • Two branches of the tree were sculpted to look like a woman’s arms open to the sky.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 28 June 2023
  • For more than three decades, one artist has sculpted all the winners' visages.
    — Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 25 May 2026
  • Between the moody, sculpted florals and the tiger print, this one packs a punch.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • On her cheeks, nothing too brash, just a faint dusting of coral blush to sculpt and define.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Marc Mellon is sculpting the work, which will be about 7 feet tall.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Garmezy estimates there are only about a half-dozen glass artists around the world who sculpt glass.
    — Holly Prestidge | Ap, Washington Post, 25 May 2017
  • The clay heads took six weeks to sculpt and the bodies will take between four to six months to complete.
    — NBC News, 1 May 2021
  • During the day, the group sculpted a statue of an elephant out of mud.
    — Dino Grandoni and Kim Bellware, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The trainer used a facial device to sculpt and lift my eye area, cheekbones and jaw.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 25 July 2024

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