statue

[ˈstætʃuː]

Definition:
1. A sculpture representing a human or animal.
2. A figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger.

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Use 'statue' in a sentence:

1. The statue fell into the sea when the cliff collapsed as a result of the storm.
2. It looked like a colossal statue.
3. These lifelike statues can only make one marvel.
4. The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity.
5. They came down and landed in Statue Square.
6. The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future.
7. I stared fixedly at the statue.
8. What is the statue made out of?
9. There's the statue I was telling you about.
10. The statue of the great man was sculpted from metal.
11. The tower was surmounted by an enormous statue, utterly out of scale with the building.
12. He has this ability of being able to remain as motionless as a statue, for hours on end.
13. I always hated that statue. It gave me the creeps.
14. Note the statue to Sallustio Bandini, a prominent Sienese.
15. It is the work of Ivor Roberts-Jones, who also produced the statue of Churchill in Parliament Square.
16. They believe the statue is a waste of taxpayers' money.
17. But the thing about the statue, Sally made this simple comment that was in really bad condition and should be replaced.
18. The Statue of Liberty was originally constructed in France before being deconstructed and shipped to America in 350 individual pieces packed in 214 crates.
19. Angry Russians may have torn down the statue of Felix Dzerzhinsky.
20. To honour all of these deeds, a statue of the king wearing ten gold diadems is to be set up in all temples.
21. A statue which is aesthetically pleasing to one person, however, may be repulsive to another.
22. In the centre of the paving stood a statue.
23. He still stood steadily at the stern like a statue.
24. The largest statue in front of the cave wall is 34.5 meters high and the smallest is only 2cm high.
25. There are some stylistic elements in the statue that just don't make sense.
26. Brandston knows a thing or two about lighting, being the man who illuminated the Statue of Liberty.
27. The Statue of Liberty towers stands above the harbor of New York.
28. Do you mind taking my photo with the statue over there?
29. It took five strong men to heave the statue up a ramp and lower it into place.
30. They gazed in a mixture of envy and admiration at the beauty of the statue.
31. The envoy brought a statue cast in bronze.
32. With the cement and the statue and stuff, so it's a lot different.
33. A newly unearthed bronze statue is displayed in the centre of the hall.
34. The white marble statue of a woman is estimated to be 2,000 years old.
35. This statue was carved out of marble.
36. I think your husband should legalize immigration. Please put a statue of me in Echo Park. Thank you. No, really. I want a tuxedo on the statue.
37. The statue stared down at them with sightless eyes.
38. Some of the guns were melted down and used to help build a statue.
39. Is this something to do with what the editor wrote about the statue?
40. The forearm and torch of the Statue of Liberty were on display at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 1876.
41. The statues were hewn out of solid rock.
42. They have gone the route, in many cases, of just big — big bowls, big statues, big masks, big everything.
43. The crowd cheered as Premier Wayne Goss unveiled a lifesize statue of poet Banjo Paterson.
44. A statue in his memory was erected by public subscription.
45. The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone.
46. A clay mould is used for casting bronze statues.
47. We tramped across the wet grass to look at the statue.
48. 'What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?' — 'Some kind of statue, I guess.'
49. "What's that thing in the middle of the fountain?"—"Some kind of statue, I guess."
50. The three statues above are probably Roman divinities.
51. They uncovered the statue at the beginning of the ceremony.