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 And my guess is that the Irishwoman, at just 36, will soon be back in the hunt for a sibling for her new statuette. Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 The rapper shared a photo of the 'Sinners' star with his Best Actor statuette. Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 Penn has notably supported Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, even giving him one of his Oscars statuettes in 2022. Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 Meanwhile, casting director Cassandra Kulukundis won the inaugural statuette for her work on the film. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • Though widely acclaimed as a sculptor, Noguchi spent five decades working to pull sculpture off its proverbial pedestal, insisting that it be lived in—embedded in plazas, parks, and playgrounds as sites of civic interaction.
    Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The statue of the first president at Valley Forge is a 16-foot-tall replica of a Brooklyn, New York, sculpture located near the Williamsburg Bridge.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • On Friday, all 53,675 fans went home with a bobbling figurine of Ohtani at the plate, a memento honoring his performance in Game 4 of the NLCS last October.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Melody writes on the store’s website that Heather, an eclectic, stylish woman, was an avid thrifter and once gifted her a thrifted flying pig figurine.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While the global economy has conspired for decades to bring down the cost of dolls and footballs, the biggest expenses of raising kids—childcare, summer camp, music lessons, babysitting, college tuition, health care—all suffer from Baumol’s cost disease.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Zara Larsson and Olandria, with their Bratz-doll-level glam by makeup artists Sophia Sinot and Ngozi Esther Edeme.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Motta routinely demanded six- or seven-figure settlements, and contingency fees often ran as high as forty per cent.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The order matters, because most states use figures from the federal tax form as the starting point for their state tax calculations.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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