stature
noun
the height of a human or animal body.
statures
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pluralof stature.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Over the years, experts debated their sex, their relationship, and whether the same condition might explain both of their statures.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026
"If you go through Haddington there are bollards with goat placards on, there are goat statures, goats on the coat of arms, goats on the secondary school."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2023
RAYYAN, Qatar — Their land masses are separated by high seas and their statures in soccer — er, football — divided by similar great distance.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2022
Despite similar statures, the long-arcing pop star and Pulitzer-approved rap laureate land in Seattle at slightly different junctures in their careers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022
This highly refined coordination and cooperation must be multiplied out across eight individuals of varying statures and physiques to make the most of each individual’s strengths.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
