statuette

noun

stat·​u·​ette ˌsta-chə-ˈwet How to pronounce statuette (audio)
: a small statue

Examples of statuette in a Sentence

won a gold-plated statuette as the prize
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In addition to the Best Picture Oscar, John Ridley won for Best Adapted Screenplay and Lupita Nyong'o took home the statuette for Best Supporting Actress. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 May 2025 On top of Parasite’s success at the Oscars — the film also took the statuette for Best International Feature in addition to Bong Joon Ho’s three wins — Parasite had an enormously successful run at the box office. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Zoe Saldana also nabbed her coveted first nod for Netflix’s Emilia Perez, and at the time of writing this post, she’s just taken home the Best Supporting Actress statuette. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025 The film garnered 10 Oscar nominations, with Brody taking home the Best Actor statuette, along with awards for cinematography and original score. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statuette

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of statuette was in 1738

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statuette. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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statuette

noun
stat·​u·​ette ˌstach-ə-ˈwet How to pronounce statuette (audio)
: a small statue

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