Collocations for "statue"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "statue" in context.
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statue
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [lifeless, grey, huge, small] statue
- [a marble, a stone, an iron, a bronze] statue (of)
- the Statue of Liberty
- a statue of [Churchill, Parks]
- the statue of a [war hero, president, writer, scientist, horse]
- the [president's] statue
- [erect, chisel, sculpt, clean, admire, deface, commission, unveil] a statue
- carved the statue [by, with, from]
- a statue in [Washington, London]
- a statue in the [park, square]
- a statue outside the [school, building, station, stadium]
- a statue in [honor, the memory] of
- was standing [there, around] like a statue
'statue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):