on the canvas
Example Sentences
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The paint is slathered on the canvas, but deftly so; the individual slabs of color, for which he became famous, are almost like carpentry in a complex composition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Now Indiana’s waving two fists high—and an ex-champ is on the canvas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
The ball broke to Kenny McLean - occasionally maligned but one of Clarke's most-trusted lieutenants - with the Danes already on the canvas.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025
Sometimes, Goode included a contour drawing of the bottle behind it on the canvas, suggesting that one is the projection of the other.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025
The sail had come to life again, billowing, emptying, then billowing again, the red stripes on the canvas wriggling like snakes.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
