How to Use statue in a Sentence

statue

noun
Definition of statuenext
Synonyms for statuenext
  • The park is also home to one of the Keys’ favorite dive spots: the Christ of the Deep statue site.
    — Gwen Filosa, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The words are inscribed at the base of a statue that now stands in the US Capitol.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • During the day, the group sculpted a statue of an elephant out of mud.
    — Dino Grandoni and Kim Bellware, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • With its halves combined, the statue would have loomed at a height of nearly 23 feet.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The substance was discovered on the head of the statue on Tuesday evening.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The statue resides in her office and is adorned with a googly eye (a key symbol in the film).
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • The statue of Jesus stands almost 125 feet tall and looks over Rio de Janeiro.
    — Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
  • This past March, Yeoh became the first Asian actress to take home the gold statue for a lead actress.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
  • The statue was moved to storage in 2020 and the plan was to transfer it to Cave Hill Cemetery, where Castleman is buried.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Just beyond the Mugar statue sits Fiedler’s bust by the Charles River.
    — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • All that remained of the statue Friday were Robinson’s feet.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Customers stop in to buy statues and candles or to get a tarot reading.
    — Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • There's an Elvis statue outside, and the King's hits are always playing into the street.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Others were seen climbing on statues, lamp posts and cars.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Outside the Walters Art Gallery, someone placed an Orioles cap on the head of the statue of the museum’s founder.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Here are our predictions for the nominees — and who will (and should) take home the statue on Grammy night.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Decorum resumed in the final act, in which the statue comes to life, with all the grave enchantment the text demanded.
    — Donna Rifkind, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
  • After the rally, the statue pulled the community apart.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The practice is so widespread and long-standing that the chest on the bronze statue has become discolored.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The suite is tucked behind an unremarkable entrance amid the marble and statues of the first floor of the Capitol.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Someone had taken the initiative to drape a blue tarp over the statue’s nether regions.
    — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Outraged locals vowed to find and return the statue of the Shawnee chief to his pedestal, according to Cincinnati Parks.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The original statue was compared to Mr. Clean and mocked online.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The end of the chapel opposite the hallway has a small nook with statues of Neferhotep and his family.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024
  • At Ferragamo, wedges were sculptural, built like arched statues made of patent leather.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The Lego set details the many textures and patterns of the architectural style used in the base as well as the color of the now-oxidized statue.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Shakira has been honored with a statue in her home country.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
  • But how did the statue, likely bought by the ninth Earl of Exeter in the 1700s for his country estate Burghley House, end up buried outside?
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024

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