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

Tourists speaking several languages, some wearing foam Statue of Liberty crowns, filled the seats; Quan made his way to an upper-deck railing. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Windows were put in by their neighbors at 283 Greene — Kilroy Architectural Windows, which made its name replacing the glass at the Statue of Liberty. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Bands played patriotic music, fireworks were launched from the water’s edge and the family once built a temporary Statue of Liberty for the celebration. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, 46, was arrested on August 9 and charged after a boat carrying 14 people capsized near the Statue of Liberty. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1