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

Katzenberg was also awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an Oscars statue, by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2012. —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025

Its release will also come one year after the Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a bronze statue of Kobe and Gianna Bryant outside Crypto.com Arena. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025

Borobudur temple, outside Yogyakarta, is the largest Buddhist temple in the world, decorated with 2,672 relief panels and, originally, 504 Buddha statues. —Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025

All along, the film lingers on the statues and busts, lifeless figures watching the horrors wrought by a house that’s unnervingly alive. —Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 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)