statues

Example Sentences

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He has pushed for a National Garden of American Heroes featuring 250 life-size statues of figures including George Washington, Ronald Reagan and Jackie Robinson.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

To accompany this change, Trump is preparing to install a “Garden of Heroes” in Washington, D.C.’s West Potomac Park featuring statues of historical figures handpicked by himself.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

If these statues were really an endorsement of Catholicism, it is difficult to explain why so many people of diverse faiths—and none—want them installed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Two cherub statues next to James' grave in Kirkdale Cemetery were damaged twice in six weeks earlier this year – once in February and and again this month.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

It had neither statues of saints or Christ nor an image of the Virgen de Guadalupe, like the church that my family and I attended when we could.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez