nude

Example Sentences

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In July 2006, Manhattan prosecutors charged Doyle with the theft of a bronze sculpture of a nude dancer by French impressionist Edgar Degas valued at $600,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Who knows what prompted Camille Claudel, at 20, to take a blade to the clay model of her sculpture of a headless crouching nude, tilting to one side and balanced precariously on rough feet?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

It was used to prosecute not just abortion provision, but people who sold "obscene" books and materials, including literary works like "Ulysses" by James Joyce and art like nude paintings of the goddess Venus.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

At the same time, scholars and collectors are taking a new look at artists who were previously excluded from the canon because of the naturalistic, warts-and-all approach they took to the nude.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

I outlined my eyes in gold glitter and chose a nude lipstick instead of a bold one.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles