statuesque

Example Sentences

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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 handsome and statuesque Canadian-born and -trained man performed memorably in the four roles I saw him take on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The statuesque candlesticks come in honey yellow and golden bronze, or choose the ribbed, three-wick candle for a more casual look on your coffee table.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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

“Please! Two of the more statuesque women here will carry this banner between them as we march into the office.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole