How to Use paint in a Sentence

paint

1 of 2 verb
  • I need to paint the bookcase.
  • The beauty of the world inspires me to paint.
  • I like to draw and my sister likes to paint.
  • We're going to paint the room yellow.
  • He paints mostly in oils.
  • The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.
  • She painted the landscape on a square canvas.
  • He painted that portrait of his wife.
  • The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.
  • My phone has paint all over it.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • My laptop has paint all over it.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • They might have been painted by a spy.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This can cause wood rot and paint warping.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • My wife’s name is painted on those walls.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Those who earn their pay get painted with the same brush.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The days of white cast and white-painted noses are long gone.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
  • My room was painted all white, even the old wood floors were white.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Don't rush out and paint your porch ceiling black or brown just yet.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • His large eyes were lined with kohl, and his lips were painted a moist pink.
    — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Doja Cat is ready to paint the town red … with blood.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2025
  • She was painted as a mother who couldn’t let go.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 May 2026
  • Some of the snail bodies have been painted gold.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The same brush painted the bleak picture for both schools.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • To achieve the look, start by painting normal hearts.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Collect stones from outside and paint them green.
    — Amanda Rock, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
  • On top, paint small hearts and dots for a cute and dainty result.
    — Paola Zamarripa, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The clay can be shaped, molded, and even dried and painted.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Rockwell didn’t bother to paint them at all.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • For me, the heart was the perfect symbol to paint, in many ways.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • There’s the house painted with leopard spots.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026

paint

2 of 2 noun
  • Did you chip the paint?
  • The house needs a fresh coat of paint.
  • The car's paint is cracking.
  • I need more blue paint.
  • Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.
  • The store sells many different paints.
  • The old walls are coated with several layers of paint.
  • There was gray paint on all the walls.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That’s an easy one—a can of paint.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • That’s an easy one—a can of paint.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • That's a high price to pay for a few cans of paint.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
  • There might be some dripping paint.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 6 May 2026
  • There was paint dried that had been spilled and was all over the floor.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • That’s true even outside of the paint.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Get some more paint touches, for sure.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Spare cans of matching paint are in the garage.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Also, bits of the paint were worn off in places.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Lauren could go down and own the paint and post up.
    — Greg Riddle, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The viaduct will also get a fresh coat of paint.
    — Cbs News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Cruz used white paint and a paint roller to cover it.
    — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Touch the paint, force help, make the simple read.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Make your own with wood, paint, and stencils.
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This quick fall craft for adults is ready as soon as the chalk paint dries!
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Write, paint, dance your feelings out.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Nothing makes a home feel new like a fresh coat of paint.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Sharpies, markers or paint pens.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Paint exposed wood with an oil or polyurethane-based paint.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
  • Dip the roller or use a brush to apply paint to the roller.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But on the flip side, that guy has to come out of the paint to guard him.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Pistons score a ton in the paint.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

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