word painting
Example Sentences
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They assiduously avoid the “I” word, painting the committee’s work as garden-variety oversight.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2019
In typical fashion, Handel uses word painting to reinforce the message, sending the vocal part through elaborate undulating runs on the word “changed.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2015
Accredited institutions are invited, even encouraged, to borrow, say, a simple Christopher Wool word painting or a monumentally complex tapestry of woven metal bits by El Anatsui.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2015
With a fellow collector-investor, John Sayegh-Belchatowski, he paid $14.2 million in November for a similar Wool word painting, “Fool,” at Christie’s.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2015
A gem of rarest value in word painting; a literary production beyond criticism; but in sentiment, harmful and discouraging!
From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by Grable, F. C.
