statuesque
adjective
stat·u·esque
ˌsta-chə-ˈwesk 
: resembling a statue especially in dignity, shapeliness, or stillness
especially
: having a tall and shapely form
a statuesque actress
statuesquely
adverb
Examples of statuesque in a Sentence
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Floral designers are finding drama in tall, statuesque compositions.
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Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Davidsen is statuesque, and her sound is too: grand and decorous.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Visitors to David Wolfe’s printing shop in Portland, Maine, can’t miss the statuesque Civil War-era Tufts hand-press machine that stands tall near the front door.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
Stilt-walking harlequins, leaping court jesters, gladiators, riders on horseback, harem girls, and more descended upon the courtyard followed by a gilded carriage carrying five statuesque ladies dripping in jewels.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2023
The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner is the kind of player upon which the Panthers can center their relaunch, even though Frank Reich might need to be creative with the 5-10, 204-pound signal-caller after a career spent starting statuesque passers.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
Agent 007 ties a mad tycoon and his statuesque aide to a plot to flood Silicon Valley.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
Venus, 42, as statuesque as ever, wore a green and white outfit and a white visor.
—John Branch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2022
The performance opened with a number of characteristically statuesque Beyonce dancers, clad in tennis-ball-green outfits, walking down a Compton street toward the courts, past the kind of low-rider cars made world famous in Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg videos in the 1990s.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Mar. 2022
Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Davidsen is statuesque, and her sound is too: grand and decorous.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Visitors to David Wolfe’s printing shop in Portland, Maine, can’t miss the statuesque Civil War-era Tufts hand-press machine that stands tall near the front door.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
Stilt-walking harlequins, leaping court jesters, gladiators, riders on horseback, harem girls, and more descended upon the courtyard followed by a gilded carriage carrying five statuesque ladies dripping in jewels.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2023
The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner is the kind of player upon which the Panthers can center their relaunch, even though Frank Reich might need to be creative with the 5-10, 204-pound signal-caller after a career spent starting statuesque passers.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
Agent 007 ties a mad tycoon and his statuesque aide to a plot to flood Silicon Valley.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
Venus, 42, as statuesque as ever, wore a green and white outfit and a white visor.
—John Branch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2022
The performance opened with a number of characteristically statuesque Beyonce dancers, clad in tennis-ball-green outfits, walking down a Compton street toward the courts, past the kind of low-rider cars made world famous in Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg videos in the 1990s.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Mar. 2022
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statuesque
adjective
stat·u·esque
ˌstach-ə-ˈwesk
: resembling a statue especially in size, gracefulness, or beauty
especially
: tall and attractive
a statuesque actress
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