How to Use sculpture in a Sentence

sculpture

1 of 2 noun
  • Sure, nail art is cool, but how about nail sculptures?
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Such was the case with a sculpture that sits at one end of the pool.
    — Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Visit city parks to match each sculpture with its clue.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Among the concerns were the many sculptures in the park.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The sculpture trail is a great way to see all the key statues.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In each sculpture, the figure holds its head in its lap.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • Art lovers should keep an eye out for the sculpture gardens.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 21 May 2026
  • Jean took a step toward the sculpture.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • New sculptures from artists around the world are installed each year.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • There is nothing crude about the sculpture.
    — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
  • There are priceless sculptures in city parks.
    — Vivienne Walt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • To fill the cracks in all the sculptures, the artist had melted vats of beeswax.
    — Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Murals and sculptures line the streets.
    — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • At times, Khmer dance strikes me as sculpture in motion.
    — Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Christ on a cross sculpture managed to stave off the flames.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • By the end of the day, the sculpture was encased by plywood.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Within a decade, the pool was drained to make way for a sculpture garden.
    — Bloomberg, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Butter sculptures and dairy queens.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Food and drinks can be enjoyed among verdant trees and sculptures.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The sculpture is seven-and-a-half feet tall and 24-feet long.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At Lucia, sculptures are the star.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Violet wasn’t sure at first about the sculpture project.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • In between, there are even taller art sculptures in red, green, or black colors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • Each one gets to take their sculpture home after the fair, along with a bucket of the scraps.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The sculptures stand as both witnesses and deities.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The background, a warm desert theme, shows red rock sculptures, a palm tree and cacti.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Bonus points for the sculpture-white bottle and ocean blue cap, which scream warm weather.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
  • So this is the difference between a stone and a sculpture of a stone.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So there is a dispute over who should be the caretaker of these sculptures.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • And the best part is that the massive sculpture is baked into the asking price.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2023

sculpture

2 of 2 verb
  • But if the body could crack open, how would sculpture render it?
    — Sophie Madeline Dess, The New Republic, 18 May 2021
  • Tobolowsky came late to sculpture, at least as a profession.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The second owners also have wall art and sculpture throughout.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2020
  • What is the significance of sharing art and specifically sculpture outside?
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Mycelium acts like a glue and is grown into molds (no pun intended) fitting any shape, from packaging insert to sculpture to beauty applicator.
    — Maria Geyman, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Some resemble ancient oil lamps and brooches; others take after Barbara Hepworth and Isamu Noguchi sculptures.
    — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 23 May 2026
  • Sidelight is flattering to sculpture and ceramic; the darker interior galleries would suit sensitive works on paper.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
  • The permanent collection includes more than 1,000 works ranging from painting to sculpture to installations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
  • Semi-wild pigs snuffle beneath the huge granite boulders, solid and immutable as Henry Moore sculptures, that define this otherworldly landscape.
    — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025
  • Rendered as paintings or occasionally sculpture, these archetypal structures distill the forms of Japanese teahouses and Italian pre-Renaissance chapels, but also prisons.
    — Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021

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