1
: a product of painting
especially
: a work produced through the art of painting
2
: the art or occupation of painting
Examples of painting in a Sentence
They hung the painting in the living room.
The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
I like painting more than sculpture.
He is studying abstract painting.
She wants to devote all her time to painting.
The room is ready for painting.
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Part of Michelangelo's ceiling paintings, the fresco depicts God giving life to Adam.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Kanye's previous paintings have exhibited a running theme of smiling and joy throughout, Silva said.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Sarah McKenzie’s paintings draw connections between the design of correctional facilities and museums, many of them iconic.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Just an hour away, in New Canaan, Connecticut, Philip Johnson stowed his private painting gallery beneath a hillock and shut it behind a steel door.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Kanye's previous paintings have exhibited a running theme of smiling and joy throughout, Silva said.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Sarah McKenzie’s paintings draw connections between the design of correctional facilities and museums, many of them iconic.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Just an hour away, in New Canaan, Connecticut, Philip Johnson stowed his private painting gallery beneath a hillock and shut it behind a steel door.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painting. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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