Explore Statuary through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like sculpture or collection. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Statuary in a sentence
Statuary meaning
- The craft of making statues.
- Statues considered collectively.
Synonyms of Statuary
Using Statuary
- The main meaning on this page is: The craft of making statues. | Statues considered collectively.
- Useful related words include: sculpture, collection, aggregation, accumulation.
- In the example corpus, statuary often appears in combinations such as: statuary hall, statuary and, the statuary.
Context around Statuary
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Statuary
- In this selection, "statuary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, national, though, elegant, hall, collection and delegates stand out and add context to how "statuary" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a statuary bust was and as antique statuary or pokémon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "statuary" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with statuary
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The gardens are dotted with elegant statuary and exquisite water features. (11 words)
Each state is represented with two statues in the National Statuary Hall. (12 words)
He will be erased from history like the Civil War statuary in Southern parks. (14 words)
In the center, a 3-storey avant-corps fronted with eight red marble columns supporting a gilded wrought-iron balcony is surmounted with a triangle of lead statuary surrounding a large clock, whose hands were stopped upon the death of Louis XIV. (42 words)
Reporters ask questions of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he walks though Statuary Hall as work on the debt limit continues at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 25, 2023. (34 words)
Bronze sculptures, although known for their longevity, still undergo microbial degradation; such as from certain species of yeasts. citation Bronze continues into modern times as one of the materials of choice for monumental statuary. (34 words)
How about a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon in Statuary Hall in Washington D.C.? A license plate? (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
Reporters ask questions of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as he walks though Statuary Hall as work on the debt limit continues at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 25, 2023.
The gardens are dotted with elegant statuary and exquisite water features.
He decided to go for a pocket watch as much of his artistic practice centers on blending eras, treating artefacts such as antique statuary or Pokémon figures as relics on equal footing.
In the last few years, Harvey turned to sculpting imaginary but mythic-seeming artifacts that exist as both 3-D printed statuary and glossy virtual models.
How about a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon in Statuary Hall in Washington D.C.? A license plate?
However, he’s hoping BCU has a clean slate by the time Mary McCleod Bethune’s statue is installed in the National Statuary Hall in Washington DC next year.
In the National Statuary Hall, the generals immediately made a beeline for him, a solid block of old men squeezed into starched collars and boards.
The late Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., another member of the Congressional Black Caucus who died in October, lay in state in the Capitol's Statuary Hall.
There are rich color effects without gaudiness, deft artistic touches without ostentation, a wealth of painting and statuary without extravagance.
In 1864 the United States Congress established the statuary collection in the Old Hall of the House of Representatives in the United States Capitol.
Aside the statuary delegates, the delegates who were drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were made up of three from each local government area.
Each state is represented with two statues in the National Statuary Hall.
He will be erased from history like the Civil War statuary in Southern parks.
After the decision was made to exclude the statuary of Mary and the archangels, Gaudí contemplated abandoning the project but was persuaded not to by a priest.
An outline of these later games can be conjectured, using written histories, contemporary accounts, statuary, ephemera, memorabilia and stylised pictographic evidence.
A statuary bust was added to the exedra in 1927, a rarity, because graven images are forbidden in Jewish cemeteries.
Bronze sculptures, although known for their longevity, still undergo microbial degradation; such as from certain species of yeasts. citation Bronze continues into modern times as one of the materials of choice for monumental statuary.
Further large scale statuary and coloured marbling were also added; again, these are not part of Borromini’s design repertoire which was orientated to white stucco architectural and symbolic motifs.
In its portico, the statuary, paintings and personal wealth of foreign kings could be admired at leisure.
In the center, a 3-storey avant-corps fronted with eight red marble columns supporting a gilded wrought-iron balcony is surmounted with a triangle of lead statuary surrounding a large clock, whose hands were stopped upon the death of Louis XIV.
Common combinations with statuary
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- statuary hall 7×
- statuary and 6×
- the statuary 6×
- national statuary 4×
- statuary or 2×
- and statuary 2×
- statuary of 2×