statuary

Example Sentences

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Under that water, buildings, statuary, coins and royal personal effects came to rest, and waited to be found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Thankfully what was saved made a much longer list - including all the stained-glass windows, most of the statuary and artwork, and the holy relic known as the Crown of Thorns.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

Let broadcast networks worry about ratings; cable and streaming would concentrate on “excellence,” grab all the statuary and add “award-winning” to their algorithms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Nearby is a simulated salt mine, its craggy walls lined with images of centuries-old paintings and crates of statuary — representing works of art plundered by the Germans and recovered after the war.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

It was graced with broad avenues thirty meters wide, elegant architecture and statuary, Alexander’s monumental tomb, and an enormous lighthouse, the Pharos, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan