museum piece

Example Sentences

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Seeing that one figure treated as a museum piece felt like a half-hearted wave to fans who grew up with Chuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

“Anderson’s sources — and Anderson — argued that it was really a museum piece, a relic,” Bennett said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

“He is not merely a museum piece, but a man,” one archaeologist told The Age in 1956.

From National Geographic • Feb. 6, 2024

It’s that split personality — Brillo box or sculpture called “Brillo Box”; sacred icon or landmark painting; investment or museum piece — that gives fArt its charge.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023

He handed it to Dill, who handled it like it was a museum piece.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner