found object
Example Sentences
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Written by Claire Kiechel and presented by the Civilians, “Paul Swan Is Dead and Gone” is more of a found object than a drama, an exhibit in a museum of unnatural history.
From New York Times
Certainly the past century is inconceivable without found objects — a urinal signed by Duchamp, a bicycle seat and handlebars turned into an animal head by Picasso, almost everything Jeff Koons has ever done.
From Washington Post
The UK company Tatty Devine started with two designers making jewellery from found objects and selling them at markets.
From BBC
In her nephews she found objects for all her wise and tender care, which they repaid with devoted affection.
From Project Gutenberg
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