How to Use stature in a Sentence

stature

noun
  • The university has grown in stature during her time as president.
  • This is way beneath the stature of the job.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • This is way beneath the stature of the job.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
  • This is way beneath the stature of the job.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • This is way beneath the stature of the job.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Agnes’ tiny stature belied her big heart.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Which brings us back to A24’s stature.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • So many bands of their stature or of lesser stature have books.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As the sport has grown in stature, so has the pay for its coaches.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Though short in stature, Tony was seen as mighty by all that knew and loved him.
    — Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Judge 'Pennie' was small in stature but mighty on and off the bench.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2021
  • That was the greatest force in the world—to give every man moral stature.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Romeo says his squad likes to spread the points around to overcome its smaller stature.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Yet Alcaraz is not a victim of his stature.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
  • After a few years, the small tree will soon match or surpass the stature of the big one.
    — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Cougars dwarf bobcats in both size and stature, their tails alone reaching more than three feet.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
  • He was awed by how much Jackson had grown into his stature.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • One that felt uniquely available to a player of her stature.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Broad-chested but small in stature, Bonheur liked to paint big.
    — Claudine Doury, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Steven Weinberg’s stature in physics would be hard to overstate.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
  • Adam is smaller in stature than Rick, which could have been a problem.
    — Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2021
  • Kerr had been a lame duck coach up until this point, which is rare for a figure of his stature.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Size and stature are a part of it, since neither player has a hulking frame.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • The puppet’s short stature was a metaphor, Shenderovich said.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a lot to ask, though, from a player of Panarin’s stature.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The Spaniard is slight in stature, which media and fans are fast to mention.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The size and stature of them as an SEC program.
    — Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This bike is easy to maneuver and the shorter stature takes up less space in the garage.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Tate stands out from the field for reasons beyond his 6-foot-5 stature.
    — M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
  • If the court were to lose its stature and prestige, the pin would lose its Midas touch.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022

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