statue

noun

stat·​ue ˈsta-(ˌ)chü 

: a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting

Examples of statue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is only one statue of a hockey player in Pittsburgh. —Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024

In other Ramses-centric news, an excavation in Egypt unearthed the upper half of an enormous statue of the pharaoh, which lines up perfectly with the lower section of a sculpture found nearby in 1930. —Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024

During the uprising, students demolished or defaced thousands of statues that Ms. Hasina had erected of her father. —Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Three statues outside of the Children's Museum have their own beaded jewelry and seven foot tall microphone. —Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French estatue, statue, from Latin statua, from statuere to set up — more at statute

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

statue

noun

stat·​ue ˈstach-ü 

: a likeness (as of a person) sculptured, modeled, or cast in a solid substance (as marble)