How to Use statuary in a Sentence

statuary

1 of 2 noun

• The majesty, the space, the marble, the arc, the statuary.
  — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
• Much of the statuary was stolen or shipped to the Louvre.
  — Kathleen Beckett, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2020
• The sights, sounds and smells of the 1920s will be amid the Greek statuary, roses and Tiffany globes in the garden.
  — Jessi Virtusio, Post-Tribune, 16 June 2017
• The city said only the statuary will be removed for now.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 10 July 2021
• Heat from the fire had polished the stumps into onyx statuary.
  — Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
• Inside the Capitol, a staffer knelt on the floor picking at tiny bits of broken glass among the statuary on the second floor.
  — Jim Spencer, Star Tribune, 7 Jan. 2021
• In this Bay Area kitchen, statuary slabs clad just the backsplashes.
  — Sam Cochran, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2021
• The meaning and purpose of civic statuary have been much discussed of late, but most of the time works of public art are just part of the landscape.
  — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2017
• Pere Lachaise, with ornate tombs and fine-arts statuary.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
• At the same time as his hand comes to rest on the bare breast of a mermaid depicted in statuary on the front of the building, a car sounds its horn in the street below.
  — Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
• Chastain shouts out Andrew Garfield, who’s had so many great roles this year but no statuary.
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2022
• One pleasure of those trips is the wealth of fine art—statuary, sculptures, monuments—that graces our space.
  — Gregory Crawford, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
• The afternoon session adds sculptures and statuary to the mix.
  — The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2017
• The June 18 livestream event was recorded inside Crow’s very own private church — complete with statuary — on the grounds of her Nashville home.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2021
• It is represented in much of the male statuary from ancient Athens.
  — Grant Addison, Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2021
• The city has removed more than a dozen other pieces of Confederate statuary on city land since Floyd’s death.
  — Denise Lavoie, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
• The city has removed more than a dozen other pieces of Confederate statuary on city land since Floyd's death.
  — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2021
• Right or wrong, the toppling of three bronze sculptures last week in Golden Gate Park underscored a blunt fact: The age of heroic statuary has reached a dead end.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 26 June 2020
• But these qualities stem from the balance of greenery and statuary.
  — Eileen Townsend, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017
• There’s also an array of sculptures and statuary throughout the cathedral and the tunnels leading to it.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
• There’s also an array of sculptures and statuary throughout the cathedral and the tunnels leading to it.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
• Bits of ancient Roman statuary were nestled next to conch shells, as portrayed in a painting by Frans Francken the Younger from 1636.
  — Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 10 July 2020
• Zen Paradise with Koi and frog ponds, garden statuary and a bamboo island.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Amid fairy statuary and a tiny fairy doorway at the base of a large tree, Imani Williams masqueraded as a sprite, wearing fairy wings and carrying a wand.
  — Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2020
• If nothing else, the toppling of three bronze sculptures last week in Golden Gate Park underscored a blunt fact: The age of heroic statuary has reached a dead end.
  — John King, SFChronicle.com, 25 June 2020
• The narrator spoke of Eden and Medusa while stills of marble statuary hovered on our 27-inch television.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020
• Gilded in authentic gold-leaf, except for the arms and face, painted ivory, the behemoth was meant to evoke, and outdo, the statuary of ancient Greece.
  — Harold Holzer, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
• Only one thing to do: Call in the greatest lawn-statuary detective, Sherlock Gnomes.
  — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2018
• Though the tip is to go visit on a nighttime stroll, when the maddening day time crowds have left and its baroque statuary is illuminated in a soft glow from the moon and the lighting.
  — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2018
• Taking down the statues is simply allowing the statuary to catch up with the history.
  — chicagotribune.com, 18 Aug. 2017

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statuary

2 of 2 adjective

• This is not a rule of the deep state; this is the rule of the self-evident state, the statuary state, the state of laws that the founders envisioned.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2019
• The vandal broke a piece of the statuary’s cannon, according to a news release.
  — Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 25 July 2019
• In the 1980s, MacKenzie was down in the Mosaic Terrace, there was still some statuary, and old rose bowers and irises were in bloom.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
• Her keen eye also takes advantage of the space’s statuary and sheer expanse.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
• Small statuary dogs even found a purpose as salt and pepper shakers!
  — Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2020
• Thus, over time, curtains and statuary were added to the interior.
  — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 16 May 2017
• The standout of the Inn is its gorgeous patio, which feels like something straight out of a storybook, replete with plants, statuary, and a fountain.
  — Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2021
• The Society is selling stars – statuary that is – the proceeds of which will be used for the many projects that promote, preserve and share Dayton's history.
  — Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2017
• The Society is selling stars – statuary that is – the proceeds of which will be used for the many projects that promote, preserve, and share Dayton's history.
  — Community Report, Houston Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2017
• There's a statuary standoff unfolding between the state of Wisconsin and a branch of the U.S. military.
  — CBS News, 8 May 2021
• The Royer garden in Poway has statuary throughout, including hounds on the hunt, a stag peeking out at visitors and a mountain lion lurking on a tree limb in the front of the home.
  — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 7 Mar. 2018
• Worth noting that Smith is hardly the lone, or even most notorious, Confederate in the statuary hall.
  — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• And the master bath provides a serene escape from the city, with floor-to-ceiling honed white statuary marble, a Kohler bathtub below a large picture window, and Lefroy Brooks polished-chrome fittings.
  — Jennifer Milne, ELLE Decor, 1 Oct. 2019
• Greek statuary guards two turquoise negative-edge swimming pools.
  — Eric Dexheimer, ajc, 16 Mar. 2018
• This statuary works beautifully in concert with the buildings.
  — Daniel Gelernter, National Review, 21 Sep. 2019
• In the first century, hieroglyphs were a mystery and were left untouched by early Christians even when stripping old gods of power, as seen here in examples of kneeling temple statuary.
  — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 17 June 2019
• Explore foliage, flowerbeds, water features, statuary and more.
  — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2018
• The tragedy mobilized once-hesitant Southern cities to get rid of polarizing Civil War statuary.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2017
• Four dancers, statuary by artist Dominic Benhura, cavort amid silky, golden mounds of Japanese forest grass.
  — Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
• Ancient statuary and sarcophagi are strewn between benches and profuse flowers that encircle a trilling fountain.
  — Washington Post, 12 July 2019
• Closer analogies of its still, orderly volumes include Egyptian reliefs and the statuary-like figures of Piero della Francesca’s Renaissance frescos.
  — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2017
• The statuary and architectural elements really make the space truly unique and intriguing.
  — Eileen Townsend, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017
• Suarez became enamored of the elaborate stone work, statuary, fountains with soaring sprays and rills that gave Italian gardens of the 18th century both elegance and fantastical whimsy.
  — New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
• Outdoor accessories such as statuary and ceramic pots are also offered.
  — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 17 May 2017
• Specifically, moralists either destroyed or rounded up and put away all statuary and inscriptions concerning the bad, dead emperor.
  — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 22 Aug. 2017
• No state’s choices for the statuary collection will receive unanimous acclaim; civil disagreement is a democratic virtue.
  — Matt Ford, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2017
• Renaissance Garden features foliage, flowerbeds, water features, statuary and more.
  — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2021
• Ligorio basically used Hadrian's Villa as a quarry to provide statuary and decorative stonework for his vision.
  — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 16 July 2019
• In fewer than seven days after the Charlottesville violence last weekend, statuary and other symbols of the American Confederacy are disappearing.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2017
• Timelines for various statuary compliances under RERA can also be extended.
  — Prathamesh Mulye, Quartz India, 14 May 2020

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