statuette

noun

stat·​u·​ette ˌsta-chə-ˈwet How to pronounce statuette (audio)
: a small statue

Examples of statuette in a Sentence

won a gold-plated statuette as the prize
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Special shout out to the accompanying meat purse, which Gaga asked Cher to hold while on stage accepting a VMA statuette. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 The songwriters will take home statuettes for the track, which is performed by Camille, earning their first-ever Oscars. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2025 Last year’s winner, Cillian Murphy, took to the stage to announce that this year’s golden statuette winner would go to Adrien Brody. Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025 Minutes before taking the night’s top honor, Mikey Madison accepted the Best Actress statuette for her performance in the titular role as Anora ‘Ani’ Mikheeva, a stripper in New York who falls for and marries Russian oligarch, played by Mark Eydelshteyn. Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statuette

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of statuette was in 1738

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statuette. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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statuette

noun
stat·​u·​ette ˌstach-ə-ˈwet How to pronounce statuette (audio)
: a small statue

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