statues

Example Sentences

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A revamped Rose Garden that buries the past and statues that diminish what the people they depict stood for.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

To accompany this change, Trump is preparing to install a “Garden of Heroes” in Washington, D.C.’s West Potomac Park featuring statues of historical figures handpicked by himself.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

The supermodel took her penchant for extravagant Halloween costumes to the Met Gala, where she dressed as one of the many marble statues gracing the museum's halls.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

If these statues were really an endorsement of Catholicism, it is difficult to explain why so many people of diverse faiths—and none—want them installed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

So Picasso and Apollinaire decided to throw the statues into the Seine.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day