statuesque
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Kelly, a statuesque presence in a dress, harness and boots, brings the horse to life with wild, unpredictable movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Once again, it was weakness at set-pieces that proved fatal for West Ham as Dominguez met Elliot Anderson's corner with a looping header that dropped into the far corner while the Hammers defence stood statuesque.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
The statuesque Ms. Chapa wears a silvery unitard that bares her shoulders and arms to allow for winglike moments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Worse was to come two minutes later when Lisandro Martinez's routine long ball caught City's defence inexplicably statuesque.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2024
She was a statuesque woman nearing middle age, her fine body covered with a black leather overcoat that glistened with mist.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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