figurine
noun
fig·u·rine
ˌfi-g(y)ə-ˈrēn 
Examples of figurine in a Sentence
his collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought
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The figurines have movable joints and serve as a blank canvas to be pierced, painted, posed or sculpted into whatever comes to mind for the artist, or comes in the form of an artist commission.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
As happens every year, the resulting statuary would have Cedric Gibbons — the original Oscar artist who first whipped up the figurine in 1928 — spinning in his grave.
—Michael Slenske, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
The film’s use of religious imagery—in footage of the Islamic ritual tawaf on TV, in the positioning of speakers at the desert party like Catholic figurines on an altar—charges raving with a higher meaning.
—Álex Maroño Porto, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
The former shows a figurine of a young woman rolling through a pinball machine that throws her in different directions and down chutes, always seemingly on the precipice of falling into an abyss.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
As happens every year, the resulting statuary would have Cedric Gibbons — the original Oscar artist who first whipped up the figurine in 1928 — spinning in his grave.
—Michael Slenske, HollywoodReporter, 14 Mar. 2026
The film’s use of religious imagery—in footage of the Islamic ritual tawaf on TV, in the positioning of speakers at the desert party like Catholic figurines on an altar—charges raving with a higher meaning.
—Álex Maroño Porto, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026
The former shows a figurine of a young woman rolling through a pinball machine that throws her in different directions and down chutes, always seemingly on the precipice of falling into an abyss.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for figurine
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“Figurine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/figurine. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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figurine
noun
fig·u·rine
ˌfig-(y)ə-ˈrēn
: a small carved or molded figure
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