statuesque

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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

A statuesque femme, way over 6 feet tall, Davis was, for decades, a ubiquitous, commanding figure across much of Los Angeles’ artistic landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

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

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

Where her mother was statuesque, Eleanor was heavy.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell