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

Gibb herself sculpted and cast the statue, unveiling it in 2021. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026

Surrounding the basin, which would have been filled with water, is a complex system of drainage channels; at its center is a square plinth that may have supported a statue of the local deity Pelusius. —Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 19 Apr. 2026

He has also been named College Baseball Coach of the Year five times, had a street named for him and statue erected in his honor outside LSU’s Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field, in Baton Rouge. —George Solomon, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026

The artist, lawyer and running pioneer unveiled her self-portrait in bronze alongside the Hopkinton Town Green this spring — the first statue of a woman on the historic route to Boston. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 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)