Statue of Liberty
noun phrase
1
: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor
2
: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass
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Meanwhile, the outer promenade at Brooklyn Bridge Park rewards strolling visitors with an up close view of the Lower Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty herself.
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
After all, only a few miles from this very room is our Statue of Liberty, past which life began anew for millions, where the peoples from nearly every country in this hall joined to build these United States.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
During colder months, owners don’t have to step outside to take a gander at the Statue of Liberty from corner windows.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
In a courtroom in Yuma, Arizona, about a dozen miles from the Mexican border, more than two hundred people watched screens displaying a montage of American scenes—Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the New York skyline—set to a soundtrack of soaring string music.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
After all, only a few miles from this very room is our Statue of Liberty, past which life began anew for millions, where the peoples from nearly every country in this hall joined to build these United States.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
During colder months, owners don’t have to step outside to take a gander at the Statue of Liberty from corner windows.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
In a courtroom in Yuma, Arizona, about a dozen miles from the Mexican border, more than two hundred people watched screens displaying a montage of American scenes—Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the New York skyline—set to a soundtrack of soaring string music.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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