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Noun
a fine example of late Renaissance statuary
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Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
In 1831, author Victor Hugo published his landmark novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which is said to have prompted a restoration of the spire, statuary, and stained glass.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2019
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
For all its nudity and gore, the latter liberally splashed across the streets and statuaries of Rome in the CGI opening credits, Those About to Die is not in danger of crossing any kind of artistic Rubicon anytime soon.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
In 1831, author Victor Hugo published his landmark novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which is said to have prompted a restoration of the spire, statuary, and stained glass.
—Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2019
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 21 Dec. 2024.
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