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 Daniel Blumberg took home a Best Original Score statuette for his work on Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026 During the bicentennial, the state also created statuettes of the Independent Man as keepsakes. Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 19 Jan. 2026 The 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and saw One Battle After Another, Hamnet, The Pitt, Adolescence and The Studio all walk away with multiple statuettes. Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 Accepting her best-actress-in-a-drama statuette, the Irish actor looked incredibly moved. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • For the entire 15-minute show, they’ve been contorted into pieces of furniture Lawson fabricated, pieces befitting something between an asylum and BDSM dungeon, and reminiscent of Allen Jones’s 1960s Pop sculpture series, which depicts fiberglass women in fetishware as home objects.
    Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Here, chef Tiago Valente offers menus that might include Maronesa beef served alongside truffled potatoes, scarlet prawns with rice and seaweed, or an elevated caldeirada, or fish stew, all with a view of the museum’s sculpture garden.
    Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There will also be art/figurines for purchase, live music, a DJ spinning and kids’ activities.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Lung started working with How2work in 2011 as a book illustrator for the release of a series of children’s storybooks and figurines.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Up next, Johnstone will direct the live-action Monster High movie, based on Mattel’s doll line, for the company, as well as Universal Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The group’s notebooks read like fragments of fairy tales or magical realism—years of stories within stories within stories, like Russian nesting dolls.
    Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Cohen-Solal’s Picasso was a worldly figure navigating a world of oftentimes cruel nationalism.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Egyptian authorities said the first day of operations will allow up to 50 Palestinians to cross in each direction, a figure that reflects the narrow scope of the initial reopening rather than a full return to prewar travel.
    Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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