Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the consumer-sentiment indicator that we should actually focus on for recession forecasting is painting a more sanguine picture.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

With judges and regulators, Google is painting a picture of imminent collapse thanks to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Matcha is painting the town green, but the iced matcha latte is the true social star — usually with oat or almond milk and some pastel pop of color, like strawberry or blueberry syrup.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025

If the system is wrong—and all that person is actually doing is painting a company logo—it should not, in theory, be a problem.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2023

And my mother is painting these blackout screens.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson