Examples of statuary in a Sentence
Noun
a fine example of late Renaissance statuary
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Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Local celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio will run the hotel restaurant, Wye Oak Tavern, in the ornate former chapel, which has stained glass from Germany, a large marble altar and religious statuary.
—Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
In the movies, Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American’s dream.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
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Noun
The collection also featured pleats, embroidery and draping, the latter used as a reference to classical statuary.
—Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Local celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio will run the hotel restaurant, Wye Oak Tavern, in the ornate former chapel, which has stained glass from Germany, a large marble altar and religious statuary.
—Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Adjective
The adjoining primary bath has a mosaic-patterned marble floor, statuary white marble walls and a seven-foot-long vanity with a quartz top.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
In the movies, Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American’s dream.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
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“Statuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statuary. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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