on the canvas
Example Sentences
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The paint is slathered on the canvas, but deftly so; the individual slabs of color, for which he became famous, are almost like carpentry in a complex composition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Now Indiana’s waving two fists high—and an ex-champ is on the canvas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
"Two Sons is both of us on the canvas, exactly as we are," Muir added.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
Sometimes, Goode included a contour drawing of the bottle behind it on the canvas, suggesting that one is the projection of the other.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
Becker fell to one knee, his gloves on the canvas floor.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
