sculpture
noun
the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
sculptures
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pluralof sculpture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof sculpture (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
sculpturenounthe art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.
Example Sentences
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At Huxley-Parlour, SaraNoa Mark’s chunky cast-glass sculptures look like fragments of artifacts from an ancient alien civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Wolfe also acquired more than 100 Ghanaian fantasy coffins — figurative sculptures, some stretching 10 to 12 feet long, also known as Fantastic Afterlife Vehicles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
After the death of her lover, Romanian sculptor George Apostu, whose rough-hewn wood sculptures still populate the house’s patio, Caland’s children encouraged yet another departure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The work of artist and architect Hiroshi Sugimoto, the new garden has been expanded to some 60 sculptures while its relationship to the National Mall and to the Hirshhorn Museum’s plaza has been strengthened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Some of the sculptures depict his parents with two boys.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
