Examples of 'he was painting' in a sentence

Meaning of "he was painting"

This phrase indicates that a male person was engaged in the act of applying paint to a surface, typically using a brush or other tools. It suggests that the person was involved in the creation of artwork or the refurbishment of a physical object

How to use "he was painting" in a sentence

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he was painting
He was painting and working at the same time.
She took him a bottle while he was painting.
And he was painting the shutters at that hour.
People did not like VanGogh when he was painting.
He was painting the boat he fell and died.
It was then that he was painting theatrical scenery.
He was painting like an out of control fire.
I liked it because he was painting everyday things.
He was painting houses there a year or two ago.
They showed me this portrait he was painting when he died.
He was painting something awful on the side of the house.
He could do unusual things because he was painting.
I felt like he was painting a target on my back.
The only exception was when he was painting.
Had no idea he was painting over a masterpiece.

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Howson said he was only really happy when he was painting.
He was painting these weird little stick figures.
During the time when he was painting his wife died.
He was painting our kitchen at the time.
We fell in love while he was painting it.
He was painting because he had no choice.
He just came up with the idea while he was painting.
He was painting his dining room.
I thought he was painting you.
He was painting before he got here.
Manet says he was painting.
He was painting the ceiling magenta.
We fell in love as he was painting it.
He was painting flowers on porcelain plates.
Tom got paint on his shirt while he was painting the fence.
He was painting the apartment.
He knew how to sell the world all that crap he was painting.
By his early teens he was painting murals on buildings in the city.
Xuan kept waving his hand in the air as if he was painting something.
He was painting what he saw.
What it showed was simply the monstrous being he was painting on that awful canvas.
He was painting the veranda and then he gave me a ride into town.
My dad off the ladder while he was painting the carport.
He was painting for patronage.
The residents of a house he was painting went bankrupt and could not pay him.
He was painting a decal.
He hugged the picture of the actress and ruined the movie sign he was painting.
And he was painting.
One day ha was caught by the police because he was painting a Tibetan flag.
He was painting my portrait.
Staying on a highway he was painting the Nature with different paints.
He was painting my house.
When Jesus spoke those beatitudes he was painting a portrait of himself.
He was painting himself.
Would you tell Van Gogh to step it up while he was painting.

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