How to Use spray paint in a Sentence

spray paint

1 of 2 noun
  • Give a few pinecones a light coat of white spray paint and let dry.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And then… very hard to see… behind the blue spray paint.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • On the front seat was a white smiley face drawn with spray paint.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Gold spray paint shines up the stem, while black spray paint covers the body.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The text looks like it was applied with spray paint and a stencil.
    — ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The detailed painting was done with spray paint.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The vandals sprayed their hate messages with black and red spray paint.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
  • Use string, stakes, or spray paint to clearly mark the planting area.
    — Debbie Wolfe, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
  • The stencil can be filled with ozone-friendly spray paint or acrylic paint.
    — Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
  • And that’s just the spray paint and marker ones—some were even more fleeting.
    — Hazlitt, 6 July 2022
  • Take two hula hoops and transform them with copper spray paint.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • His home had been vandalized with black spray paint and eggs over the weekend.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The sign on the door was faded from the sun and some of the back windows were tagged with spray paint.
    — Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Aug. 2024
  • On the sides of his white sports car, in stark black spray paint, was a clear drawing of a swastika.
    — Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 19 June 2024
  • Visitors are encouraged to bring their own spray paint and leave a mark.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
  • The roadway is pockmarked with holes circled with white or pink spray paint to warn drivers.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Giving it a once-over with a can of spray paint is another way to achieve the same result.
    — Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
  • At one point, the victim got ahold of the spray paint and painted Winston’s face, too.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Sweeney says beginners should start with a trusty can of spray paint, an orbital sander and some cheap hardware.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • Shattered glass and the name Cyrus in spray paint can be seen on the outside of the store in the photos.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
  • The stickers on the memorial were removed and crews were working to get rid of the spray paint.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 8 May 2024
  • The burglars also used spray paint in their efforts to break into homes, police said.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Also depicted on the signs in red spray paint were several swastikas.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Someone painted a racial slur and swastikas on his red Ford Mustang in black spray paint.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Separate half the magnolia branches and paint them with two coats of metallic gold spray paint.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The group used black spray paint to cover surveillance camera lenses inside the store.
    — Max Levy, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The outside of the gas station also was vandalized with spray paint, Lott said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
  • Cut out the cat silhouettes on medium-density fiberboard and spray paint them black.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Pineda says the cameras have been vandalized, covered with tape, spray paint and even clothing.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t hesitate to grab a can or two of spray paint to really take your laundry room design to the next level.
    — Lindsey Mather, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026

spray-paint

2 of 2 verb
  • Then, spray-paint the pumpkins to achieve the candy corn look.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Someone has spray-painted a rash of stars in circles up the stairs.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The group also spray-painted the clubhouse and dug up the greens.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Some of the trees left standing had been spray-painted with a big blue G.
    — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Purchase a fir wreath and spray-paint it lightly and evenly with white paint.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Police said the symbols were spray-painted at the hub.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 6 June 2026
  • The word ‘Resist’ was spray-painted on the front doors of the shop.
    — Matthew Rehbein, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Somebody had spray-painted the walls and door with big glaring eyes and strange faces.
    — Janelle Ash, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Then, spray-paint the pumpkins in an ombre style to achieve the candy corn look.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Salmon said Lester has been forced to live away from his home, which has been egged and spray-painted.
    — USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • Start by finding an interesting branch; tape off the base and spray-paint the top white.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Salmon has said Lester’s home was egged and spray-painted after the shooting.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Throughout the city, art is spray-painted on buildings and plastered to walls.
    — Teddy Minford, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
  • One drone, sitting on a desk in the training school, is spray-painted a bright orange.
    — Justin Ling, WIRED, 2 May 2024
  • Salmon has said that Lester's home was egged and spray-painted after the shooting.
    — CBS News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Salmon has said that Lester’s home was egged and spray-painted after the shooting.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The names of those killed were spray-painted in red on the ground in front of the parliament building.
    — Reuters, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In one of the photos, Klum is spray-painting part of the billboard while up on a crane.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • The following year, two teens spray-painted the entrance door with swastikas.
    — Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Coat a plastic plant saucer (ours is 13 inches; size up as needed) with blue spray-paint.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 30 July 2023
  • Rather than labeled, each bottle is spray-painted in a homage to the city’s graffiti.
    — Malaika Ng Julia Berick Kate Guadagnino Jameson Montgomery Jinnie Lee Monica Mendal, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The grandmothers had all sorts of rhinestones on and the daughters spray-painted the side of their heads.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The vandals spray-painted the front of the building and plastered posters on the front door, police said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • Mounds of bikes, some stripped down to component parts, others freshly spray-painted.
    — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
  • During the protest, the activists broke doors, smashed glass windows, and spray-painted the building.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Some of the phrases spray-painted on the vehicles were anti-Black slurs.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The week prior, a car in Sydney had been spray-painted with an antisemitic phrase.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • One bar had been bashed in with a hammer while all the TVs were spray-painted with graffiti.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Some have taken to spray-painting swastikas on Tesla sedans and Cybertrucks.
    — Emma Bowman, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Graffiti was spray-painted on the Turnberry golf resort and the golf course was dug up.
    — Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025

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