Definition of statuettenext
as in sculpture
a small statue won a gold-plated statuette as the prize

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Recent Examples of statuette The award will be accepted by the director, and the director’s name will be listed on the statuette plaque after the film title, and, if applicable, the country or region. Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026 The director’s name will appear on the statuette plaque after the film title and, if applicable, the country or region. Clayton Davis, Variety, 1 May 2026 Lindenstein said the airline is now working directly with Talankin to return the statuette. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 The number of people eligible to win an Oscar statuette for best casting has been increased from two to three. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • The artist completed his first monumental love sculpture, made from steel, in 1970.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • Twelve paintings and one sculpture are currently on display.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • People have been carving pregnant-goddess figurines since the Stone Age, and depictions of pregnancy are a recurrent theme across art history.
    Elizabeth Kiefer, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
  • She had been wrapped in a green T-shirt, placed in two garbage bags and surrounded with several glass angel figurines.
    Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Additional offerings include a T-shirt and tote bag by Michael Kors, wooden nesting dolls by Thom Browne, a silk scarf by Tory Burch, Charlotte Chesnais jewelry and Jean Paul Gaultier fragrance.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • The main space is filled with musical instruments, a Buddha statue, a Yoda doll, a skull, and glam platform boots perched atop a piano.
    Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Though embedded in society, these young characters are Kaspar Hauser-like figures, spectrally isolated from the signifying world, forced to construct meaning for themselves, from the ground up.
    James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • At least 385 people have been killed by Israeli attacks since then, according to the Health Ministry’s figures.
    Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 3 May 2026

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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