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Definition of sculpturenext
as in carving

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verb

as in to sculpt
to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice

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Recent Examples of sculpture
Noun
Authorities said the limestone sculpture sustained extensive damage, including the complete removal of one Marine figure's head. — Sophia Compton , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 One of the most celebrated objects from the India Museum is a mechanical wooden sculpture of a ferocious tiger gnawing at a British soldier’s throat. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
And how can sculpture accomplish the experience of simultaneous collective reception that was formerly its greatest social promise? — Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025 Bourdelle’s voluminous works in marble, bronze, and wood fill the lofty mezzanine, while his bronze sculptures Héraklès archer (Hercules the Archer) and Centaure mourant (Dying Centaur) highlight the garden. — Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for sculpture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sculpture
  1. carving
  2. sculpt
  3. model
  4. carve
Noun
  • Each piece is made using a cast-iron mold engraved with CNC technology, creating a subtractive geometry inspired by the rough-hewn stages of marble carving.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Halloween festivities take over metro Atlanta throughout the entire month of October as restaurants and organizations host parties, pop-ups, movie nights and pumpkin carving events.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • It was sculpted by Felix de Weldon, who later created the massive bronze Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Related Articles Her toolkit included Oligio monopolar radiofrequency for tightening and refining texture, InMode bipolar radiofrequency, and Sofwave for lifting and sculpting the face, neck and body.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of sculpt
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  • Next, the researchers developed a simplified model that reproduced the observed rotation and current increase.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The vicious cycle of the current model, of course, is that to become marketable a team needs to get and retain good players, and to do that a school has to spend money, which cycles the whole thing back to the start.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of model
Verb
  • Pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change have carved deeply into the western monarch population.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Lawmakers split the rectangular 13th District into an hourglass shape that carved out Democratic voters in Raleigh and replaced them with a swath of rural counties reaching up to the Virginia border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
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