stature

Example Sentences

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Scott is a slight man, of short stature, and boasts a generous shock of white hair.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Those are big words from a player and pundit of Zola's stature, and O'Neill echoed those thoughts.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Since its opening, Disney has been — shamefully — the most poorly lit building of its stature in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

“It is going to take a long time for them to use all the power of Islamic Republic to create this stature around him as a truly learned figure,” Sadeghi-Boroujerdi said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Oppenheimer’s repute as a theoretician was growing, but the rise in Lawrence’s professional stature was on a higher plane entirely.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik