How to Use unpainted in a Sentence

unpainted

adjective
  • Dealers would have to install new, unpainted hoods and paint them to match the car.
    — Sean McLain, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Feather the edges, so there isn’t a distinct line where the paint meets the unpainted brick.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The mattress, still soaked, came to rest against an unpainted facade.
    — Rowan Moore Gerety, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • Take caution not to get the baseboards too wet, as unpainted wood tends to be porous.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Take caution not to get the baseboards too wet, as unpainted wood tends to be porous.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The petals are unpainted silver and the center is a brassy yellow.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • The body panels are plastic and unpainted, and so there’s no need for stamping or a paint shop.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • And there's a crossover version that adds unpainted cladding and a bit more ground clearance.
    — Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Crews kept unpainted plywood cutouts in the shape of Rodman’s hair.
    — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • For now, though, its tracks and cross ties are missing on the lift hill, and huge swaths of the support beams are unpainted.
    — Don Stacom, Courant Community, 4 May 2017
  • Check unpainted, exposed screws under the dashboard for signs of rust.
    — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Don’t paint over unpainted bricks; call the property owners about these.
    — John Stettler, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2017
  • Most of the area on Jenner's nails was left unpainted except for clear polish.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 7 Mar. 2020
  • The vehicle has dark wheels, unpainted body trim and no front license plate, police said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Gradually work the paint pad side-to-side to cover the unpainted wall.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Carpenter bees prefer to nest in wood which is bare, weathered and unpainted.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2021
  • In a few places, workers have already brought the walls to their finished state, which is raw, unpainted, and rough to the touch.
    — Curbed, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The city has an open case against the property for unpainted boards on the exterior.
    — Parker Leavitt, azcentral, 4 Nov. 2015
  • The fourth was right-side-up, but unpainted and lacking its superstructure.
    — al, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The bees prefer unpainted or weathered softwoods, such as redwood, cedar, cypress and pine.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2021
  • Next, tear off a piece of aluminum foil and wrap the unpainted half of the terra-cotta pot with it, using the rubber band as your guide.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2023
  • If the mold is on a porous surface, such as ceiling tiles or unpainted drywall, there is no way to completely get rid of it.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The tiles won’t stick to porous wood, ceramic tiles that have a surface texture or unpainted drywall.
    — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Much of it is unpainted and unvarnished, making the 22 rooms redolent with the scent of the forest.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Other times, Vicky may spend up to five hours painting an unpainted piece of tiny furniture or food to look like the real thing.
    — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • There are a few accompanying green leaves, but there is also a lot of unpainted white space between the flowers and leaves.
    — Mike Giuliano, Howard County Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The flooring is hardwood, and the casings on the twin windows on each side are unpainted — a design feature found throughout the house.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 7 Sep. 2019
  • To use it, first attach the strap to your wrist, then attach the clip to an unpainted metal part of any object that's properly grounded.
    — Saira Mueller, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The maple is natural and unpainted; the plywood is engineered and covered in red, green, and yellow.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
  • About six cars sit in various states of undress, from simple, unpainted fiberglass bodies to cars that are ready to be trucked to their new owners.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2017

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