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
“He is not merely a museum piece, but a man,” one archaeologist told The Age in 1956.
From National Geographic • Feb. 6, 2024
The show wasn’t meant to just be a museum piece.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023
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
