- In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold.
- A statue has been built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poet's birthday.
- A statue was erected to glorify the country's national heroes.
- The statue was erected as a memorial to those who died in the war.
- The statue of the dictator was toppled over by the crowds.
Meaning of statue in English
statue | American Dictionary
Examples of statue
statue
An aedicule was originally the architecture of the small shrine, a miniature temple that celebrated the statue of the deity within.
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Her body is mummified, rendered statue-like, transformed by the embalmers' skills into an artificial appearance of eternal youth.
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In some sense, the most vivid element is that of the voice which is found to be, as if petrified, turned into a statue.
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But their great men are of a very different sort, and their statues are put up for very different reasons.
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French himself believed that the statue possessed ' ' at least individuality.
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The town erected a statue of him and named a street and their new basketball gym after him.
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Conversely, a statue is also about what is forgotten.
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Much the same could be said of the exotic plants in the parks' inevitable conservatories as well as the statues, grottoes, fountains and pavilions.
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The rest of the section further reinforces the gap between the statue's mythology and reality.
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Only the non-architectural finds, such as statues, seals or tablets, which were and are shown in separate rooms, could be rearranged without unjustifiable effort.
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Small objects, such as pots, seals and statues, had a cultural environment in the ancient past.
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Furthermore, when you examine the statue up close, you immediately recognise i the robust poet immortalised in bronze.
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Once the rain had ceased, red cloaks were placed on the statues in order to invite the sun to return.
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He is thinking with and through his visual and material sources - paintings, prints, statues, magazines, cartoons, drawings, buildings, photographs, and diagrams.
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I am grateful for the inspiration of wise people, vocal players, and moving statues.
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Collocations with statue
statue
These are words often used in combination with statue.
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ancient statue
However, when work begins, a fragment of an ancient statue is recovered.
bronze statue
The bronze statue should be completed about 6 months after the approval of the full scale model.
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Hansard archive
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colossal statue
Two parts of the broken colossal statue are known: the head and an arm.
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पुतळा…
像, 彫像, 像（ぞう）…
heykel…
statue [feminine], statue…
estàtua…
standbeeld…
ஒரு நபர் அல்லது விலங்கு போல தோற்றமளிக்க ஒரு கடினமான பொருளிலிருந்து, குறிப்பாக கல் அல்லது உலோகத்திலிருந்து தயாரிக்கப்படும் ஒரு பொருள்…
मूर्ति, प्रतिमा…
પ્રતિમા…
statue…
staty…
tugu…
das Standbild…
statue [masculine], statue…
مجسمہ…
статуя…
విగ్రహం…
মূর্তি…
socha…
patung…
รูปปั้น, รูปหล่อ, รูปแกะสสัก…
bức tượng…
posąg…
조각상…
statua…
