statuesque
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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
The drawings emphasize the allegorical side of Ahab’s monomaniacal hunt, fixing the characters in expressive, statuesque postures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
With her Art Deco fireplace as a backdrop and an iPhone perched on a tripod, she stunned the internet with her outlandish silhouettes, statuesque poses and high-fashion innovation.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025
Worse was to come two minutes later when Lisandro Martinez's routine long ball caught City's defence inexplicably statuesque.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
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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