statuesque
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A statuesque figure of death, trailing black fabric, sweeps up the casualties of war with the efficiency of a human vacuum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Eden Bower, a statuesque young woman, aspires to stardom on the stage; her real name is Edna Bowers—“her father sold farming machinery in Huntington, Illinois.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Once again, it was weakness at set-pieces that proved fatal for West Ham as Dominguez met Elliot Anderson's corner with a looping header that dropped into the far corner while the Hammers defence stood statuesque.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
Hardest look Blount: Building some of the more statuesque wigs with cages and creating hair origami to add to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
She was a statuesque woman nearing middle age, her fine body covered with a black leather overcoat that glistened with mist.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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