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
  • In 1949, Marcel Breuer exhibited a two-bedroom home in the sculpture garden of New York’s Museum of Modern Art.
    Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Presented in collaboration with the Tate Modern gallery in London, the exhibit features several of McCall's large-scale, immersive installations exploring the intersection of cinema, sculpture and drawing.
    Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The figurines have movable joints and serve as a blank canvas to be pierced, painted, posed or sculpted into whatever comes to mind for the artist, or comes in the form of an artist commission.
    Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The film’s use of religious imagery—in footage of the Islamic ritual tawaf on TV, in the positioning of speakers at the desert party like Catholic figurines on an altar—charges raving with a higher meaning.
    Álex Maroño Porto, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Three-year-old Agatha Acker, in a cute gingham outfit and gas mask, brought along her doll, Betty Lou, also tricked out in a pretty dress, and a gas mask.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Put on your cutest pink outfit and channel your inner child at this event that’s 100% dedicated to the iconic Mattel doll.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Pahlavi remains the most prominent figure among the various dissidents jockeying for a leadership role in a post-Islamic Republic Iran.
    Azadeh Moaveni, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
  • In Southern California jazz-band circles in the late 1960s and ’70s, Patrice Rushen was just such a figure.
    Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuette. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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