How to Use painting in a Sentence

painting

noun
  • The room is ready for painting.
  • They hung the painting in the living room.
  • She wants to devote all her time to painting.
  • The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
  • I like painting more than sculpture.
  • He is studying abstract painting.
  • The colors in the rugs tie to the pillows, the throw, the lamp and even the painting on the wall.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In the painting, Christ enters the room from the right.
    — Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025
  • But these would be nice highlights around the edges of the painting.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The painting shows a dog about the size of a fox, with short hair, a long nose and a tail that curls up.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2022
  • But the Mona Lisa has been the most famous painting in the world ever since.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2022
  • Now that their fun day of painting is through, the otters are ready to share their work with the world.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The boy and girl in that painting were falling asleep during a time of war.
    — Bob Greene, WSJ, 5 July 2022
  • From left: Alexis Hadley's $2 thrift store painting; and the message on the back.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
  • Freud made a gift of the painting to the Royal Collection.
    — Nick Glass, CNN, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The assault left a white smear on the glass, but the painting itself was not damaged.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 3 June 2022
  • In Shang’s home, there is a painting gifted by a fan who is deaf and mute from years ago.
    — Billboard China, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In 1956, the painting was hit by a rock and acid, which led the museum to put it behind glass.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Here, the artist, who would die by suicide the next year, sought solace in painting.
    — Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2022
  • This may sound like an insult, and in fact many of the finest Mason paintings are very close to the third-rate ones.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The outcome isn’t shown, even though the freeze-frame of the boxers was turned into a LeRoy Neiman painting.
    — Vulture, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Prince George used a drill to work on a project, while Princess Charlotte did some painting.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • The opening shot of the film, which is a close-up of Scarlett’s behind, was based on a painting, right?
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The burglar then removed the painting and fled from the home — and remains on the run, cops said Wednesday.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
  • There’s something about the color of the painting in the window that inspired me.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The painting is certainly not the first to be found hidden in plain sight.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2022
  • The process of making those larger paintings has a little bit of an assembly-line aspect to it.
    — Alex Bacon, Artforum, 10 Feb. 2026
  • There will be shopping, rides, henna and face painting.
    — Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • About 60 pieces are on display, including paintings, sculptures and works on paper.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Wilson sells prints for about $50 each and paintings for up to $600.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026

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