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

Plaques, statues and names on buildings all are ways that certain distinguished people, living and dead, are honored. —Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026

Kiffin left Ole Miss days before the program's first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, which immediately took him from being a man who many believed deserved a statue in Oxford to leaping Tommy Tuberville as the most hated man in the history of the Rebels' football program. —Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026

According to Archaeology Magazine, the back of the statue was left unfinished. —Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026

The toppling of Dzherzinsky’s statue outside KGB headquarters in 1991 was one of the symbolic acts that marked the end of the Soviet Union. —Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 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)