painting
noun
a picture or design executed in paints.
paintings
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pluralof painting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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An exhibition of 60 paintings from the 1500s to the present brings together work by European, Puerto Rican and other American artists from the titular museum, including Frederic Leighton’s “Flaming June.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Mentioning Siena elicits comments about paintings by Duccio, Simone Martini and the Lorenzetti brothers, and enthusiastic memories of the splendid exhibition “Siena: The Rise of Painting” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
While his paintings now fill galleries, Hodges himself would rather remain out of view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
He found precedent in paintings where bloodshed is latent or occurs just beyond the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
There were no paintings, no shelves, no plaques on the walls.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
