statuette

noun

stat·​u·​ette ˌsta-chə-ˈwet How to pronounce statuette (audio)
: a small statue

Examples of statuette in a Sentence

won a gold-plated statuette as the prize
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Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift both walked away with no new statuettes to add to their collections (Eilish has nine; Swift has 14, including four for Album of the Year). Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, the last time two musicals each received double-digit Oscar nods like Wicked and Emilia Pérez in the same ceremony was in 1965, when Mary Poppins was nominated for 13 statuettes, while My Fair Lady was nominated for 12. Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 Adrien Brody’s bid for his second Oscar statuette and at least two tech prizes for cinematography (Lol Crawley) and original score (Daniel Blumberg) will be vital to its ultimate haul. Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025 The quartet is back on the Grammy leaderboard a full six decades after winning their first statuette. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for statuette 

Word History

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of statuette was in 1738

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“Statuette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statuette. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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statuette

noun
stat·​u·​ette ˌstach-ə-ˈwet How to pronounce statuette (audio)
: a small statue

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