Example Sentences

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I feel like I am painting all of us — my immediate family, my friends and me — as ignorant rubes, but I don't think we are.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2023

This location is really in harmony with the theme I am painting about - recycling.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2021

“The silent dialogues that come when I am painting someone are the most captivating for me. I’m painting more than a likeness of someone’s face. I’m painting their essence.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2017

I am painting this vile picture because, after Helen was diagnosed but was still well, I think I was treating these trips like a mini-holiday from her illness.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2016

Right now I am painting the Virgin Mary.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood