statues
Example Sentences
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On a recent visit, it was hard to decide what was more surreal: the carved statues of snails, chameleons and turtles that decorate the church’s exterior or the circuslike scene around it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
What surprised her then about Mr. Putin’s rule was the statues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A fraudster who tried to sell bogus ancient statues to Sotheby's was foiled when his fake accompanying paperwork was found to be written with printing methods that were 25 years too modern, a court heard.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The judge accepted that Crowley had inherited the statues from his grandfather and did not at any point believe that they were counterfeits.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Now all the other nook statues came to illuminated life and started shouting.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
