statue

noun

stat·​ue ˈsta-(ˌ)chü 

: a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting

Examples of statue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Victorian park was the first public botanical garden in the country and brims with plants, fountains, statues, and a scenic lagoon where swan boats float in the summer. —Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025

Organizing group The Secret Handshake said the National Park Service removed the statue without providing advanced notice. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025

Somewhere out there, not quite in sight, is a 20-foot-high fiberglass statue of Mercury that once advertised the We Will Rock You musical. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025

The current iteration of Queen consists of May, drummer and fellow co-founder Roger Taylor (who has a 20-foot fiberglass statue of Freddie Mercury in his garden), and vocalist Adam Lambert. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French estatue, statue, from Latin statua, from statuere to set up — more at statute

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for statue

• blew
• blue
• boo
• brew
• chew
• chou
• clue
• coo
• coup
• crew
• cue
• dew

Kids Definition

statue

noun

stat·​ue ˈstach-ü 

: a likeness (as of a person) sculptured, modeled, or cast in a solid substance (as marble)