painted

Example Sentences

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Recent business surveys have painted a mixed picture for the job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I saw “Grangeville” last year in New York and wondered if Hunter had painted himself into a corner, dramaturgically speaking, in prolifically turning out plays that can seem like claustrophobic scene studies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Several fans mingled Wednesday by a subway stop near Madison Square Garden that city officials have painted blue and orange to honor the Knicks.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

I mean, even in Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze painted the Founding Father with a small paunch.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

But surely nothing in this room was newly painted!

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom