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 Medical dramas that tap into this high-stress environment frequently get rewarded with statuettes, eyeballs, and endless season renewals, and anyone entering the world of writer-director Petra Volpe’s Late Shift will immediately feel right at home. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026 As noted, One Battle After Another was showered with statuettes, including Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay. Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 The Academy has a rule prohibiting winners from selling or disposing of the statuette. Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026 After her surprise win at the Actor Awards, Amy Madigan ultimately claimed the coveted statuette for her mesmerizingly menacing performance in Weapons. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • Contemporary sculpture, by contrast, is born transient, and can enact only contingent experiences of belonging.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Willow pointed out the sculpture’s windpipe, constructed out of twisted wood, which extends above the lungs skyward.
    Isadora Pennington, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Places of interest in Yamunanagar district include Kalesar National Park in the lower Shivaliks and the ancient site of Sugh, where figurines from the Mauryan, Shunga, and Kushan periods have reportedly been found.
    Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
  • Intriguingly, the 140 selections on view, ranging from vases to books, Buddhist figurines to landscape painting, literati desk accessories to official portraiture, look nothing at all like the art favored by European aristocrats arrayed elsewhere in the Art Institute.
    Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The queen will gift a new Roo doll to the New York Public Library’s famous Winnie the Pooh collection as the character marks 100 years since its creation.
    Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The leader of the rebellion chatted with young kids carrying Princess Leia dolls and wearing Boba Fett masks.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The cocktail pre-party at the Washington Hilton will be occupied by other high-profile figures alongside Minaj, including Turning Point USA’s Erika Kirk and NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, Fox confirmed.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • That these staffing changes and scandals involve figures from such disparate parts of the Administration, and are coming just months ahead of the midterm elections, suggests a more generalized crisis.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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