Synonyms of statuettenext
: a small statue

Examples of statuette in a Sentence

won a gold-plated statuette as the prize
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So why is Amazon’s Prime Video, which has taken home very few gold statuettes from the Academy in recent years, rolling the dice on the Emmys? Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 News of Jordan’s period of rest comes months after the star won his first Academy Award in March, taking home a Best Actor statuette for his dual Sinners performance as the twin protagonists Smoke and Stack. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Ditto for Selena Gomez in her golden Louis Vuitton column gown, which nodded to the Emmy statuette. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026 The freshman horror-comedy dominated Monday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, taking home six statuettes, including one for history-maker Matthew Rhys, who became the first person to win Emmys in two lead actor categories in the same year. Maureen Chowdhury, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 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 20 Sep. 2026.

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statuette

noun
: a small statue

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