sitter

Example Sentences

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Caley could not take time off immediately, so the two were searching for a last-minute sitter.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

If I have a sitter, I might go out to dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

This is evident in the portraits themselves, which all take the same form: Neck-up views with the sitter looking directly at us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

It wasn't Nancy's fault that Johnny Kenny missed an easy chance or that Daizen Maeda spurned a sitter.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Our interest arises no doubt from the remnant of a primitive belief that an image captures not merely the likeness but also the soul of a sitter.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson