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

You can use plants, statuary, feathers and even bones to channel the mood — or spirits — you seek.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

The vast hilly complex, woven through with winding pathways, resembles a cross between Arlington National Cemetery and venerable burial grounds like Paris’ Pere Lachaise, with ornate tombs and fine-arts statuary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Nailer clambered back into the main passage and made his way past a sitting room full of fallen paintings and shattered statuary.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi