statue
noun
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
statues
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pluralof statue.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Our narrator, one of the wandering statues, recounts the group’s escape plan, peppering his speech with nonsensical, knock-off Latin words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Skopje is a city of statues, two or three hundred of them apparently, great big things in squares and in fountains commemorating tsars and dames, emperors and warriors, royalty and revolutionaries.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
“We know there is a low percentage of women who have statues in our country,” Leslie said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Pluribus” star Rhea Seehorn finally won the best actress statues that long eluded her, and series creator Vince Gilligan scored a writing Emmy.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
After leading the geese toward Montreal, Mr. Lemoncello drifted down to buzz and salute the statues perched atop the pillars at the base of the dome.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
