statement
noun
state·ment
ˈstāt-mənt 
1
2
: the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper
4
: the presentation of a theme in a musical composition
5
: a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
6
: an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means
monuments are statements in form and space—
O. B. Hardison, Jr.
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: an instruction in a computer program
Examples of statement in a Sentence
His office issued an official statement concerning his departure.
This is his first public statement about the investigation.
I disagree with your earlier statement about my record on this issue.
The advertisement included misleading statements about the product.
The police took the witness's statement.
We have a signed statement from a witness.
The boycott was intended as a political statement.
We'll need to review your recent financial statements.
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Vibrations caused by the sonic conditions of flight might have been the root cause of the issue, according to the statement.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The article was published the next day and quoted extensively from that response, with a link to the full statement.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome after being diagnosed with double pneumonia two weeks ago, but is in a continued state of improvement, according to a statement from the Vatican late Thursday.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
The statement is for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Malibu Coast and Los Angeles.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
The article was published the next day and quoted extensively from that response, with a link to the full statement.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome after being diagnosed with double pneumonia two weeks ago, but is in a continued state of improvement, according to a statement from the Vatican late Thursday.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
The statement is for Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Malibu Coast and Los Angeles.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Statement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statement. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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statement
noun
state·ment
ˈstāt-mənt
1
: the act or process of stating
2
3
: a brief summarized record of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
a monthly bank statement
4
: an instruction in a computer program
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