statue
Example Sentences
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We froze like a couple of stone statues for a moment, listening for Mr. Drysdale to catch us prowling.
From Literature
Filipino woman worships green statue for 4 years, finds out it is animated character Shrek.
From MarketWatch
Dr Langlands, Co-Director of Swansea University's Centre for Heritage Research and Training, described it as a "really impressive and prestigious" building, likely to have been finely decorated with statues and mosaic floors.
From BBC
In its place, Jamison says the city could create a memorial with a statue of Buffett.
When Columbus’s statue was yanked from Newark, N.J., the city’s mayor insisted that he had no objections to people celebrating Columbus: “We’re just asking that you not make us celebrate him as well.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
