Example Sentences

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has painted social media as "a platform for peer pressure, a driver of anxiety, a vehicle for scammers and, worst of all, a tool for online predators".

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

To be sure, economic data has painted a mixed picture of the actual conditions of the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Chephrena and Geneva are no exception to the rule — the former has painted herself head-to-toe in aquamarine blue, with red contacts to match.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Of course, the picture of a Nigerien nuclear power station that Tsivilev has painted poses huge questions - technical, economic and in relation to security in a region notorious for Islamist militancy.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

I look down my cast, trying to see everything that Chicho has painted, but since I can’t sit up, it’s hard for me to take it all in.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar