statuette

noun stat·u·ette \ ˌsta-chə-ˈwet \

|Updated on: 18 Aug 2018

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Definition of statuette

: a small statue

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Examples of statuette in a Sentence

won a gold-plated statuette as the prize

Recent Examples of statuette from the Web

There are stately golden dog statues, reminiscent of the Oscar statuette, velvet ropes, spotlights, TV cameras and busy producers in headsets.

— valli herman, latimes.com, "Can NBC and USA make the Beverly Hills Dog Show an Easter viewing tradition?," 29 Mar. 2018
Items from Egypt include an Old Kingdom limestone tomb relief; a Ptolemaic-period stele with the leonine gods Bes and Tutu; a wood, gesso and paint cat coffin; and a 2,000-or-so-year-old bronze cat statuette that has Old Hollywood history too.

— anita gates, New York Times, "From 12th Century B.C. to 2017, Art in Startling Variety," 7 Mar. 2018
While the Lady Bird director and writer did not take home a gold statuette, her five best friends were there to support her in style.

— alexia fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Greta Gerwig's Friends Are Girl Squad Goals Wearing Matching Outfits to Support the Oscar Nominee," 5 Mar. 2018
All six of the nominees for the award won a statuette, for songs that explored issues from immigration to the environment.

— staff report, Houston Chronicle, "Inspiration Stage presents ‘Disney’s Newsies’," 5 June 2018
Two workers from Wolfgang Puck's restaurant carried a huge tray of food that will be served inside the post-show Governors Ball, including chocolates and lox shaped like Oscars statuettes.

— Bloomberg.com, "‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Best Picture at the Oscars," 4 Mar. 2018
Morris, who took home the statuette for the top country female artist category, said that winning was a surprise.

— rebecca schiller, Billboard, "Watch Maren Morris Discuss Winning a Billboard Music Award: 'I Was Really Shocked to Win'," 20 May 2018
Kidman, 50, was awarded the statuette for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series for her Big Little Lies performance.

— erin jensen, USA TODAY, "Nicole Kidman celebrates actresses over 40 at SAGs: '20 years ago (we'd be) pretty washed up'," 21 Jan. 2018
Brookman acknowledged that Bryant can be seen on an Associated Press video holding McDormand's best actress statuette but said those images don't rise to the seriousness of felony grand theft.

— Fox News, "Man accused of stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar to be released from jail," 8 Mar. 2018

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