Examples of statuary in a Sentence
Noun
a fine example of late Renaissance statuary
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Louis Lucero Ii, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
But another prominent piece of statuary near the opera house was deemed a symbol of colonialist oppression — that of the Russian empress known as Catherine the Great.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
These pieces of broken statuary have, since the Renaissance, induced complicated feelings in visitors.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
There’s a children’s play garden with whimsical statuary and a rose garden where a swimming pool was previously installed.
—Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Weber brought a kind of purity to the body, stripping it of clothing like Renaissance statuary.
—Soraya Roberts, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
The majesty, the space, the marble, the arc, the statuary.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
Worcester Art Museum Elizabeth Marlowe, an art historian at Colgate University, said the bust at Worcester — like the large statue of Marcus Aurelius seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art last month — is part of a trove of bronze statuary allegedly looted by villagers from Bubon in the 1960s.
—Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
Pere Lachaise, with ornate tombs and fine-arts statuary.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
In the movies, Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American’s dream.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
The 11-foot statue, which weighs more than 6,000 lbs., was taken out of the largest (and last) piece of statuary marble from Michelangelo’s quarry in Italy.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 25 Oct. 2021
Renaissance Garden features foliage, flowerbeds, water features, statuary and more.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2021
Noun
Image Image With her sunburst headpiece and shimmering gown, Golden Mary is probably the most traditional of the Marys whom audiences will encounter onstage, suggesting Catholic statuary of the Spanish Golden Age.
—Louis Lucero Ii, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
But another prominent piece of statuary near the opera house was deemed a symbol of colonialist oppression — that of the Russian empress known as Catherine the Great.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
These pieces of broken statuary have, since the Renaissance, induced complicated feelings in visitors.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
There’s a children’s play garden with whimsical statuary and a rose garden where a swimming pool was previously installed.
—Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
Weber brought a kind of purity to the body, stripping it of clothing like Renaissance statuary.
—Soraya Roberts, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
The majesty, the space, the marble, the arc, the statuary.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
Worcester Art Museum Elizabeth Marlowe, an art historian at Colgate University, said the bust at Worcester — like the large statue of Marcus Aurelius seized from the Cleveland Museum of Art last month — is part of a trove of bronze statuary allegedly looted by villagers from Bubon in the 1960s.
—Malcolm Gay, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023
Pere Lachaise, with ornate tombs and fine-arts statuary.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023
Adjective
The adjoining primary bath has a mosaic-patterned marble floor, statuary white marble walls and a seven-foot-long vanity with a quartz top.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
In the movies, Black characters were jolly statuary — hoisting luggage, serving food, tending children — meant to decorate a white American’s dream.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
The 11-foot statue, which weighs more than 6,000 lbs., was taken out of the largest (and last) piece of statuary marble from Michelangelo’s quarry in Italy.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 25 Oct. 2021
Renaissance Garden features foliage, flowerbeds, water features, statuary and more.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2021
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“Statuary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statuary. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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