Statue of Liberty

noun phrase

1

: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor

2

: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass

Examples of Statue of Liberty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Saturday’s tour was for 13 passengers for a trip around the harbor near the Statue of Liberty, arranged through the tour operator for $1,800, the complaint said. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

The boat overturned near the Statue of Liberty, sending everyone into the water. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

In 2014, Sony had a new Spider-Man movie coming out and enlisted another artist to help add Queens’s most famous superhero to the image, along with a misplaced Statue of Liberty. — Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

About three hours and 20 minutes into the excursion, Hernandez allegedly made a U-turn while heading toward the Statue of Liberty, bringing the vessel into a swell that may have been caused by the wake of a larger passing boat. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1