painted

Example Sentences

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Though she’s wearing the uniform and boots, her fingernails are painted bright red, and her blond hair is styled in a perfect flip as if she’s just gone to the beauty parlor.

From Literature

On the other side, near the middle of the street was a building with an old painted sign that read TIRES.

From Literature

One of the diner windows is painted in memoriam to its sibling restaurant, Fox’s, on North Lake Avenue, with a large red heart and the words “Altadena In Our Hearts Forever, Fox’s 1955–2025.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Department of Homeland Security immediately painted Pretti as a threat, saying that officers feared for their lives because Pretti was legally carrying a firearm.

From Salon

With an eye toward democratization, Thursday morning’s Oscar nominations painted a similar picture, as Academy voters fell more closely in line with wider viewing audiences over insider pundits.

From Salon