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 room was built with decorative marble, and surrounded by columns and statues that had since collapsed to the bottom of the pit, according to the release. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024

The sides of the thin roads are dotted with commemorative plaques, statues and funerary markers. —Catherine Porter, New York Times, 4 June 2024

The last of the six talking statues is Il Babuino, or the baboon. —Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024

Four columns hold up the front of building, made from marble from near Ketchikan (a city on the Inside Passage of Alaska), and a statue of former U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who was instrumental in the U.S. obtaining Alaska, stands sentry across the street. —Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 May 2024

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)