stenciled

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of stencil.
  stencil

  noun

  a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of stencil.
  stencil

  noun

  a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.

Example Sentences

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stenciled

The artist known for spray-painting stenciled images of rats and protesters onto buildings around the world has also worked hard to remain anonymous.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The next record in the archival files is his business card, crisp and rectangular with the words “The Baron Georg von Trapp” stenciled in the center.

From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2025

Beside a real and severely pruned cherry tree, the artist stenciled a small figure holding a pressure hose.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

His blazing red 1970 abstract “Middle Passage” — a phrase that defines the forced trans-Atlantic voyage — has faint maps of Africa and the Americas stenciled on the canvas.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

A young demonstrator with “VOTE” stenciled on his forehead in white paint.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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