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 Delroy Lindo won Best Supporting Actor, and OBAA scored wins is Best Screenwriter, Best Ensemble, and a Best Supporting Actress statuette for Regina Hall. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026 For the first time ever, the Golden Globes will also give out a statuette for best podcast, which could go to, among others, a celebrity like Amy Poehler, for her Good Hang podcast, or Dax Shepard, for his Armchair Expert podcast. Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 11 Jan. 2026 Van Sant alludes to the latter when the televisions keep showing John Wayne on other channels, the gunslinging Duke setting things right in a classic western or winning the 1977 People’s Choice statuette for best actor. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026 When this award is given to a show, who will actually leave with an Emmy statuette? Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for statuette
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Noun
  • Donors contributing $1,000 or more will be recognized on a dedicated bronze plaque affixed to the sculpture.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Media range from murals, surfboards and graphic art to sculpture and fabric.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Inside, archaeologists discovered fragments of female figurines and two terracotta cattle.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The campus serves as a dedicated workspace where artists across various departments masterfully craft each figurine.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Every memory holding the sum of us—not me alone, but a nesting doll of memories, proof that someone in the world once mothered us, even if that mothering had to come from only ourselves.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And referring to yourself as my doll.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Fallings prices boon to renters, challenge for developers Apartment List uses citywide figures, and changes vary neighborhood by neighborhood.
    Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
  • No casualty figures were released.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.

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