1
: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position
2
: quality or status gained by growth, development, or achievement
was honored to be working with a scientist of her stature
Examples of stature in a Sentence
The university has grown in stature during her time as president.
a man of surprisingly great stature
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Interestingly, they are priced at 9/1 for relegation — unusually short odds for a club of their stature.
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Dean Jones, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Of the entire exhibition, this one piece best defines his magnitude despite his small stature.
—Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
By the end of his life, no jazz musician of his importance was left—but then again, hardly anyone ever reached Rollins’s colossal stature.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Over the course of a career that stretched back to the late 1940s, his stature was acknowledged with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honors and a National Medal of Arts.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 26 May 2026
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Dean Jones, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Of the entire exhibition, this one piece best defines his magnitude despite his small stature.
—Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
By the end of his life, no jazz musician of his importance was left—but then again, hardly anyone ever reached Rollins’s colossal stature.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Over the course of a career that stretched back to the late 1940s, his stature was acknowledged with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the Kennedy Center Honors and a National Medal of Arts.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 26 May 2026
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“Stature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stature. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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stature
noun
stat·ure
ˈstach-ər 
1
: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position
2
: quality or status gained by growth, development, or achievement
artists of stature
Medical Definition
stature
noun
stat·ure
ˈstach-ər
: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position
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