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

No candle, no statue, no altar, no pew—if not for the scale of the windows, those small new rooms wouldn’t feel like a church at all. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

The Italian government, in turn, gifted New York City a statue of Columbus to celebrate the quadricentennial (400th anniversary) of his landing that still stands in Columbus Circle (so named for the statue) near Central Park. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

With one quick trip up the glass elevator, the doors opened and a bronze Norman Rockwell statue sat in the corner, painting and inviting me in. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Pierce and others used the image of the statue to promote a memecoin — a type of cryptocurrency, typically based on a viral joke or meme — whose worth is only as much as people are willing to speculate and pay. — Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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)