Statue of Liberty

noun phrase

: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor

: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass

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Other notable landmarks on the list include the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, the Taj Mahal and the Statue of Liberty. —

ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026 Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters gathered under a replica of the Statue of Liberty as the Leavenworth City Commission gave permission for private prison company CoreCivic to reopen its Kansas facility as an immigration detention center. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026 Staten Island Ferry for great views of the Statue of Liberty and Lower Manhattan. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026 Other historic photos include the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, and American soldiers raising the flag at Iwo Jima. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Statue of Liberty

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Statue of Liberty was in 1887

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