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sculpture

[skuhlp-cher] / ˈskʌlp tʃər /
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form a three-dimensional art object
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Its revitalized city center features the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, which boasts 158 acres of indoor and outdoor botanic gardens, nature trails and a massive sculpture collection.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Ducking into Maryam Lashkari, Hodjat Salimi and Oscar Tuazon’s interactive sculpture — an enormous cardboard tube lying on its side — feels like entering a culvert or a bomb shelter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

"Evolution is chiseling a sculpture, not constructing a building," Gokcumen said.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

The central and most prominent cave houses a Buddha sculpture from A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

In Roman times, a bronze sculpture in the shape of a crab had been attached to the base below each of the four corners of Cleo to stabilize it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Outside, the grounds of the home display different sculptures, while a sizable pool area provides the perfect place for the family to entertain guests, or relax in the Atlanta sunshine.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

The thesis is enlarged by a small group of sculptures, and works on paper and other supports, in many different mediums and techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

A veritable bestiary of nearly 100 sculptures by dozens of artists offers the opportunity to bask in the diverse glory of the animal—and creative—kingdoms.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

He began to make sculptures of plants, and the more elaborate he made them, the more it distracted his mind.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

His charming, whimsical collection featured ruffled tutus, sculptured soft knits, peplum jackets, skirts with bustles and plenty of shearling fabric.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

Price was best known for his sculptured silhouettes and theatrical styles, including pastel suits which featured in rock band Duran Duran's music video Rio.

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

Coming upon the sculptured, skeletal, bemused-looking goat in 1952’s “La Chèvre,” around the corner, may lead you to hope that wisdom sometimes comes with age.

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2024

Ingrid Simmel, who was on a day trip to buy a wood-carved sculptured of Jesus Christ as a newborn in his crib, said she was worried but not surprised about the retired pope’s worsening health.

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2022

Voussoirs were carved to form the arched gables over each of the three front doors and a tympanum — a semicircular sculptured panel — was carved to go above each of the doors.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

A busboy is embraced by the beatnik art community when he develops an impressive but morbid method of sculpturing.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 25, 2019

With the promise of sculpturing lean, long muscles, his workout has attracted celebrity devotees, including Sofía Vergara and Kim Kardashian.

From New York Times Sep. 19, 2014

After two years of intense production, sculpturing the work in public was “the fun part,” she added.

From New York Times May 1, 2013

He stopped making them in 1959 and didn’t take up sculpturing again until 1976.

From New York Times Mar. 10, 2011

It comes out that she does sculpturing and wants to make a kind of embossed picture of me in plaster of paris, like what the peddlers sell around on vacant stoops.

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Sewell Ford




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