Statue of Liberty

noun phrase

1

: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor

2

: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass

Examples of Statue of Liberty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everybody remembers that iconic Statue of Liberty play, in which Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky handed the ball off behind his back to Johnson for the game-winning score. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026

There are also art pieces by Kevin Barnes (Of Montreal) and Foxy Shazam’s Eric Nally, and one of photographer Bob Gruen’s iconic shots of John Lennon at the Statue of Liberty. — Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

One of his biggest projects after returning to public life was a series of portraits of the Statue of Liberty, painted at the White House at the invitation of first lady Nancy Reagan in 1981. — Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

The more than 800,000 structures are mostly made out of light balsa wood, from Manhattan's towering skyscrapers to the humble single-family homes in Queens and landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, Yankee Stadium and the Brooklyn Bridge. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1