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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As the Academy Awards race rounds its final lap, the question is not just which films will win, but where to watch those vying for gold statuettes. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025 Before heading into Los Angeles' Beverly Hilton to learn which of the biggest names in television and movies would be waltzing away with the best accessory of the evening (their very own statuette, of course), the stars made their marks on the carpet. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 The Golden Globes trophy, which was most recently redesigned in 2009, is a gold and marble statuette of a gold globe on top of a gold pillar. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025 McDormand won two more Best Actress statuettes, first for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and again for Nomadland (2020). Danny Horn, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024 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 21 Feb. 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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