Statue of Liberty

noun phrase

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

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

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Historic tall ships will sail past the Statue of Liberty. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026 Pieces of the tower are now scattered globally, from Paris institutions like the Musée d’Orsay to installations abroad, including one near the Statue of Liberty. —

Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Further afield, some of the steps are also on display in the Yoishii Foundation gardens in Yamanashi in Japan and another near the Statue of Liberty in New York. —

Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026 Visitors have to look through the fence to see the Statue of Liberty. —

Nick Caloway, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Statue of Liberty

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of Statue of Liberty was in 1887

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