plural statuses
often attributive
1
a
: position or rank in relation to others
the status of a father
b
: relative rank in a hierarchy of prestige
especially
: high prestige
2
: the condition of a person or thing in the eyes of the law
3
: state or condition with respect to circumstances
the status of the negotiations
Examples of status in a Sentence
They want to maintain the city's status as a major tourist attraction.
He wants to improve his status in the community.
people of different social and economic statuses
She married a man of status and wealth.
This job brings with it a measure of status.
They sought asylum and were given refugee status by the government.
They are still considered refugees. Their statuses have not changed.
Recent Examples on the Web
At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services updated its website with the new numbers Tuesday afternoon and said the majority of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or those whose vaccination status is unknown, with 80 unvaccinated and 74 of unknown status.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
That included assisting with investigating human smuggling, overseeing contracts, managing detention dockets, and physically escorting or supporting the transportation and removals of people in the U.S. without legal status.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
The state education department released a list of 375 schools around that state that reported over 10% of kindergarten students with conditional or overdue vaccination status for the 2023-24 school year.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services updated its website with the new numbers Tuesday afternoon and said the majority of the cases are in unvaccinated individuals or those whose vaccination status is unknown, with 80 unvaccinated and 74 of unknown status.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
That included assisting with investigating human smuggling, overseeing contracts, managing detention dockets, and physically escorting or supporting the transportation and removals of people in the U.S. without legal status.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
The state education department released a list of 375 schools around that state that reported over 10% of kindergarten students with conditional or overdue vaccination status for the 2023-24 school year.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for status
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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status
noun
sta·tus
ˈstā-təs, ˈsta- 
1
a
: the condition of a person or a thing in the eyes of the law
b
: position or rank in relation to others
2
: the current state of affairs
Etymology
Latin, mode or condition of being, from stare to stand
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