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

The claim: George Floyd statue removed from National Mall A Jan. 25 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims a statue of George Floyd, the Black man whose death at the hands of a white police officer sparked nationwide racial justice protests in 2020 has been removed from Washington D.C. —Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025

Police said the statue is believed to have been cut free. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 12 Feb. 2025

Many famous Argentines rest in this labyrinthine city of the dead, brimming with more than 6,400 elaborate, over-the-top mausoleums, crypts, statues, and tombs as stylish and sophisticated as Porteños themselves. —Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025

The statue, which looks over all of Nuuk, is of Hans Egede, an 18th-century Dano-Norwegian missionary who brought Christianity to the island. —Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025

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)