Examples of statuary in a Sentence
Noun
a fine example of late Renaissance statuary
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The book is slim, its pages filled with white space, and the photos themselves take on the feeling of a mausoleum’s statuary.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 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 cemetery is known for its lifelike, occasional wacky statuary.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The book is slim, its pages filled with white space, and the photos themselves take on the feeling of a mausoleum’s statuary.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 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 16 Nov. 2024.
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