| 单词 | statuesque |
| 例句 | Sure enough, Victoria stood there, all statuesque and tall, her big red hair looking especially shiny. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was a statuesque look, but her movements were quick and impatient—that vase would still be in one piece if she had not jerked it so suddenly from his hands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I’d always thought she was statuesque goddess height, at least five ten, but she was more like five five. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He peered up the statuesque figure sitting quietly on the padded board. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The woman is a statuesque redhead with eyelashes too long to be real and a beauty spot painted next to her full lips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Please! Two of the more statuesque women here will carry this banner between them as we march into the office.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She was thin and statuesque, and white men said she looked as though she was Indian or Hawaiian. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had a statuesque figure—tall, lithe and ebony-coloured—like a Masai woman, complete with tribal garbs and multiple anklets, beads, earrings and bracelets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a statuesque woman nearing middle age, her fine body covered with a black leather overcoat that glistened with mist. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered his mother’s statuesque body bending over the gas ring to stir at something in a saucepan. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She was a tall, statuesque, rather silent woman with slow movements and magnificent fair hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We were learning about how, although the Prophet was statuesque and walked nobly, he always, always stopped and stooped to smile at children. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He said he's toured Jerusalem holy sites, ridden a camel and enjoyed watching Tweed, a statuesque former Playboy Playmate, float in the Dead Sea. Kiss' Gene Simmons undeterred by Jerusalem bombing 2011-03-25T19:30:49Z The figures in his drawings became harder, more statuesque. The Dangerous Beauty of Jacques-Louis David 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z I am a dance critic, devoting much of my life to looking at bodies in statuesque poses. Statue of Liberty, Viewed From Afar With Affection 2012-07-03T17:57:32Z Or the parking lot with two statuesque cypresses at its entrance. In France, a Visit With the In-Laws (Finally) Becomes a Vacation 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Even for a ballet dancer, Mr. Farley, nearly 6 feet 6 inches tall, is statuesque. ‘Seraphic Track Stars’ Dancing About Freedom at the Met 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z And his handsomely styled silver mane contributed to the statuesque image. Music Review: Tommy Tune at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 2012-11-22T21:31:29Z But if you are, in fact, reading the situation correctly and your statuesque friend will be upset by receiving a garment in a size that fits, I must, sadly, trump your request. Social Q?s: Playing for Keeps 2009-12-12T05:14:30Z The wife he had married 13 years before, the dark, statuesque Jane Burden, daughter of an Oxford stablehand, had virtually left him for his friend and brother artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Morris in Iceland 2010-03-27T00:09:00Z Ms. Kikta doesn’t yet show the sensuousness for Coffee, but her statuesque quality, natural spaciousness and keen rhythm made it newly arresting. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Nutcracker’ Dancers in This Season’s Performances 2013-12-31T20:45:44Z She was very, very tall, statuesque and really, really wanted to get married. Jane Goodall: 50 years working with chimps 2010-06-26T23:05:00Z The main thing that seemed to distract him was any statuesque woman who walked on set. Chef Kwame’s ready to show D.C. a fine-dining experience unlike any other 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Rosheuvel once again gives us a statuesque, confident Queen who can be witty in one moment and poignant in the next. She is very brown: "Queen Charlotte" explains how the integrated ton was won, but what is left out? 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Its sustained adagio takes Mr. Tate through a long series of varied statuesque shapes. Review: Bringing Ted Shawn Back Into the Limelight 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z The pictures' style is obviously different — elegant, austere, always statuesque. 'Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Medium' is an impressive dual-museum overview 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Bronzino ended up producing many bland, statuesque portraits in which he gave attention to posture and costume while leaving out any trace of the emotions revealed by his sketches. Review: A Florentine Artist's Two Aesthetic Lives 2010-02-19T13:15:00Z There’s so much work that goes into making them look so statuesque, and they actually seem very intelligent. A photographer goes behind the scenes at the Westminster Dog Show 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “It’s a proud stance and a statuesque stance.” As She-Hulk, Tatiana Maslany Is Beautiful When She’s Angry 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Caitlin Scranton exuded eerie calm in the “Diagonal Dance,” in which she moved forward and backward over and over, looking statuesque and wonderfully strange. Music Review: ‘Einstein on the Beach,’ at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2012-09-16T22:03:03Z Nor do we need statuesque women wearing their idea of terrorist clothing. Beyoncé Unearths Pain and Lets It Flow in ‘Lemonade’ 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z Sometimes, she lingered in a statuesque freeze for a second, before exploding back into impassioned movement. With Noche Flamenca, Juan Ogalla brings a flaunting fierceness to Wolf Trap In this dank Ultimate Fighting Challenge, Jason Momoa as Conan provides the only visual vivacity; he has an eye-catchingly sensuous face atop the requisite statuesque beefcake. Conan the Barbarian: That's Sado-tainment! 2011-08-18T17:50:00Z Not that that would really impress Ms. Hawkins, 31, a quiet, self-assured and undeniably statuesque blue-eyed blonde from Jamestown, N.Y. Finding the Right Note, Pure and Easy 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z But the statuesque model wearing it remains faceless. A Look That?s Worth a Million Hits 2010-12-01T23:40:00Z He is already statuesque, but as he stands on the stage of the Damrosch Park bandshell, the sculptural effect of the draping fabric and the towering structure transforms him into a monument from another time. Dancing on Grass and Concrete at New York City Ballet 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z In her prime she was a voluptuous brunette within shouting distance of Elizabeth Taylor's raven splendor and Sophia Loren's statuesque sultriness. Isabel Sarli: A Sex Bomb at Lincoln Center 2010-08-07T07:20:00Z At last season’s conclusion, Frank’s statuesque wife Claire, played by Robin Wright, looked into the camera and declared “my turn” as the power shifted and she became the first female U.S. president. Frank Underwood is dead but looms large in final 'House of Cards'... 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Throughout the show, Rousey was presented as a plainspoken and statuesque figure who intimidates everyone in her wake, whether she tries to or not. Ronda Rousey on “S.N.L.” 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Fox squirrels and deer foraged while a statuesque white great egret stepped gingerly through a shallow inlet in search of lunch. Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z “The Women of Franklin Street” represents a statuesque, brightly smiling “young lady” in erotic dishabille being caressed from front and back by two other women in a Rococo boudoir. Art in Review: JOHN CURRIN: ?New Paintings? 2010-11-19T07:00:00Z In the show, the actress Kerry Washington’s character is only a slightly glamorized version of the statuesque Ms. Smith herself. Judy Smith Enters the Petraeus Spotlight 2012-11-16T22:36:43Z The drummer brought a hipness and imaginative awareness of contemporary grooves to the gig that even had the normally statuesque Norwegian saxophonist shaking his booty. This week's new live music 2013-01-19T06:00:03Z It is a good, if somewhat overrated performance, with Kidman playing to her queenly, statuesque qualities, but not quite tapping into the inner fire of her better performances. Nicole Kidman’s top 10 films - ranked! 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z An ancestor of Spanish flamenco, it uses lightning-fast spins punctuated by statuesque stillness, fluid arm movements and rhythmically controlled foot-stamping with percussive ankle bells. A life in dance: Akram Khan 2010-09-27T07:00:00Z When I got home, all four feet of me cornered my statuesque Caribbean mother in the kitchen of our Queens home and asked, “Do I have a father?” Our Bond Was Thicker Than Blood 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Kennedy, a statuesque beauty, gazed at another photograph. Move Over, Rat Pack and Brat Pack: Here Comes the Snap Pack 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Four towering, delicate tents of iridescent white string, suspended from the high ceiling, each housed one statuesque, slow-moving dancer in white. The BEAT Festival Returns to Brooklyn 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z Kidman could be at one remove from the main action in these dramas, revealing her talent for playing the haughty, the statuesque, the exotic thoroughbred, in a supporting role. Nicole Kidman in Cannes: her tortuous journey to Queen of the Croisette 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Dietrich by Design “You couldn’t ask for a better actor, a better person to dress, in terms of how she looks and how well she wears clothes,” Ms. Powell said of the statuesque Ms. Blanchett. Two Films, One Designer: The Costumes of ‘Carol’ and ‘Cinderella’ 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Dancer Sona Kharatian, topped in a massive floral headpiece and wearing a gown that hugged her statuesque frame like a layer of gild, triggered applause as soon as the curtain rose on Thursday. Review | Washington Ballet opens its new season with three eye-catching, yet incomplete premieres 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z A wide array of dance motifs returns throughout the work: A tilting stance with hands meeting overhead becomes a classically statuesque image of withdrawn meditation. Review: Pam Tanowitz’s ‘Four Quartets’ Hits Poetic Heights 2018-07-08T04:00:00Z Assuming a statuesque pose that they called “the end of the patriarchy,” they urged us to take a photo so they could sell it and “get rich.” A Raucous New Festival, With a Friends and Family Vibe 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The blond hair is now silver, the bearing not quite as statuesque, but in real life the 67-year-old doesn't look nearly as grizzled as his Hobo. Rutger Hauer on Hobo With A Shotgun 2011-07-08T23:07:07Z Later she proves both wild and statuesque in despair. A Chorus of Disapproval; Mademoiselle Julie – review 2012-09-29T23:05:39Z Ms. Baldwin, statuesque in Ann Hould-Ward’s sumptuous costumes, and in beautiful voice, performs another enduring standard, the haunting “I Love Paris.” ‘Can-Can’ Revisits Montmartre at Paper Mill Playhouse 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z He also gets to make movie love to Dawson, who, in Trance’s art-history context, may be called classically statuesque. Danny Boyle’s Trance: You Are Getting Very Creepy 2013-04-05T18:53:54Z The 35-year-old French actor is in London to promote her role as gaunt, statuesque, demonically possessed, cheeks-sucked-in-so-much-it-must-hurt-after-a-hard-day’s-shooting clairvoyant Vanessa Ives in Sky series Penny Dreadful. Eva Green: ‘I don’t want to be put in a box marked Weird Witch’ 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z "The young woman, with her Grecian profile and athletic, statuesque frame, inspired Picasso's greatest achievements in a variety of media," said Simon Shaw, Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern Art department in New York. Picasso, Warhol works expected to sell for $35 million each 2012-10-05T19:33:02Z Even with the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for a popular golden retriever, the statuesque Siba strutted off with best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night. Poodle named Siba wins best in show at Westminster 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z All we knew of Jack Nicholson’s Jack Napier prior to his transformation into the clown prince of Gotham in 1989’s Batman was that he was a second-rate hood with a weakness for statuesque blondes. Funny peculiar: will Joaquin Phoenix's Joker be the strangest DC movie yet? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The Britain-set show, in which the statuesque performer Lola saves a provincial shoe factory by inspiring a line of toweringly outré footwear, is now running Off Broadway. Review: A Faithful ‘Kinky Boots,’ With All Its Pizazz and Pitfalls 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z A crawling sequence from Ms. Garfield’s 2009 work “Limerence,” made groovier here, brings the choreographer and the statuesque Mr. Hamilton right up close to the audience. Review: Keely Garfield Mines Kitsch, and Past Material, in ‘Pow’ 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Of course there are people who prefer a statuesque big guy onstage, and I’m never going to be that dancer. Daniil Simkin, Standing Out, Reaching Out 2013-06-28T19:49:33Z On the younger end of the spectrum, “20 Feet From Stardom” showcases Judith Hill, a statuesque 29-year-old singer who is scraping and clawing for that solo break. Backup Singers Are the Focus of ’20 Feet From Stardom’ 2013-06-07T12:00:01Z Since “The Shallows” is a star vehicle for the attractive and statuesque Ms. Lively, the suspense here is somewhat circumscribed. Review: ‘The Shallows’: Surfer Girl. Peckish Shark. Uh-Oh! 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Seeing the statuesque Ms. Scott at the end of the show, the French editor Olivier Zahm remarked, “She should model the clothes herself.” New York Fashion Week: Fashion Review: Tech Pushes Tradition Into the 21st Century 2011-02-18T02:01:11Z Ms. Sullivan evolved from a zany, modern-day Lorelei Lee into an interpreter of subtlety and substance, and Ms. Akers from a remote, statuesque figure into a singer of great sensitivity and feeling. Critic?s Notebook: Oak Room at Algonquin Hotel Closes 2012-02-04T01:28:32Z Flattened yet statuesque, these agile Amazons are frequently in motion, their poses simplified by strong colors. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z A statuesque transgender woman in a daring red dress walked up and ordered a shot. Zappos’s CEO is helping revitalize downtown Las Vegas. He took me on a whirlwind tour. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z But for the most part, Kidman's raven hair is a key component of her signature, statuesque look. In honor of `Brave,' 5 great movie redheads 2012-06-21T16:31:09Z That black and white scene etched Mastroianni's boyish, handsome face, Ekberg's statuesque body - and the fountain - in the minds of millions. Rome Trevi Fountain, symbol of Dolce Vita, to get big facelift 2013-01-28T19:09:31Z Yes, Jolie’s statuesque figure and remarkable face have been augmented with digital magic. “Maleficent”: A reborn Angelina Jolie is the perfect heroine-villain 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The women in the series are statuesque in their poses but alien in their presentation. Nahmad Contemporary Shows All Nine Photographs from Richard Prince’s “Fashion” Series 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z She is the Sophia Loren of our age, a Hollywood star of hyperreal beauty, statuesque presence and queenly hauteur. Angelina Jolie: Hollywood won't be the same without her 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z His statuesque nudes, positioned as unattainable Valkyries, were immune to the stares of the men who often crouched below them in the frame. ‘Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful’ Review: Man With a Camera 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Fields of rosebay willow herb, statuesque and hazy pink, put a pop of color into the otherwise gray day. We walked half of Scotland’s West Highland Way to fulfill an old hiking dream 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z There's a saucy, satiric mayoral strut, lead by statuesque Wade Schaaf as His Honor, and an alternately fast and slow-motion depiction of the assassination. Reinking, Thodos create a vision of ambition and madness in 1983 Chicago 2011-02-20T16:21:00Z White, ruffled tunics and leotards by Rosalida Medina completed the company’s whimsical display of turning torsos, lyrical lifts and statuesque stances. Moves After Dark dancers turn the Grand Park fountain (and more) into a splashy stage 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z When our statuesque heroine applies for a job as a store detective, the petite interviewer explains that the profession calls for someone unobtrusive. ‘Girl Waits With Gun’ review: A feisty heroine inspired by a real detective 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Dark-skinned and statuesque, Ms. Rodgers was a dynamic reader of her own poems and a commanding figure at the coffeehouse gatherings that fueled the Black Arts Movement in Chicago. Carolyn Rodgers, Poet, Dies at 69 2010-04-19T04:28:00Z Those prolonged and statuesque pauses, those coolly regal waits before acknowledging applause! At Flamenco Festival, Finding the Force Beneath the Glitz 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Yet “Symphonics” is also marked by more stillness than any other ballet in the repertory: upright, statuesque, contemplative stillness. ‘Symphonic Variations’: A Frederick Ashton Classic Returns 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Then, a statuesque woman with a beautiful Afro appears in the hallway, a smile on her face; she disappears as Abbas moves toward her. Review: A Restless Spirit Haunts a Family in ‘A Season in France’ 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The band’s uninhibited dancing, statuesque wigs and absurdist lyrics embraced the ecstatic, and its kinetically rhythmic guitar, precise drumming and bursts of Farfisa organ ensured a good time. The Superbly Original, Gloriously Weird B-52’s Say Farewell to the Road 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Here, she plays the statuesque chatelaine of a grand but oppressively gloomy country house. Nicole Kidman’s top 10 films - ranked! 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z You know, growing up in Germany and running away from the war, and being such a statuesque and mesmerizing beauty as a fashion person. Q. and A.: With John Cale in Paris and Along the Borderline 2013-01-15T15:30:12Z Oh, the beauty of a statuesque layer cake, always the belle on a buffet of Southern desserts. South's Best Bakeries 2012-01-31T22:50:02.977Z Even in motion, all the dancers retain a statuesque quality, as if they were having their own busts modeled. Dance Review: Paris Ballet Opera’s ‘Giselle’ at Lincoln Center 2012-07-15T21:45:22Z For the movie's media tour, the 24-year-old made waves on red carpets around the world with her statuesque model physique and killer sense of style. Sheer beauty: One-shoulder look can be transformative 2011-07-13T18:58:49Z Former Clothes Show presenter Vanessa Scott runs a successful video production company within the fashion and luxury goods industry and – even at a statuesque 5ft 10in – knows all too well the power of a heel. High heels and their perennial appeal: why pain seems a small price to pay 2012-07-21T14:48:19Z They are statuesque and look haute couture in velvety black hoods splashed with citrus colors. In the Falkland Islands, a quest to see as many penguins as possible 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Edward Albee’s statuesque Pulitzer Prize winner returns to the stage. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z The sustainable show featured a rare catwalk appearance by the statuesque model Erin O'Connor, who seemed to enjoy a brief return to the spotlight even if she started to giggle a few times. Dresses go flouncy, slinky at London Fashion Week 2010-09-17T17:18:00Z A large ruffle fanned over the bust in this creation strictly for the statuesque. Milan designers: Summer fashion should be fun 2012-09-24T18:09:09Z The onstage Dido and Sorceress was dancer Laurel Lynch, a statuesque beauty. Mark Morris' 'Dido and Aeneas' an exuberant spin on ancient epic 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z There are the statuesque arborvitae flanking a portico in Sag Harbor like two upended sugar loafs. Make Mine the Burlap Wrap 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z It was a blustery day, and our Jeep bumped along the coast, a handful of statuesque guanacos watching us from a rocky overhang. Bahia Bustamante: Argentina?s Secret (and Private) Answer to the Galapagos 2011-03-04T19:59:37Z Barrels of steam engulfed the statuesque model as he stood firmly on the platform, hand in pocket. Lens Blog: Terence Donovan's Fashion Photography 2013-05-14T09:00:14Z The presumption of neglect also fuels needless filler drama between Ms. Lampkin and the statuesque Ms. Reece, who wants to collaborate with Mr. Jones. Television Review: Basking in a Rapper?s Glow, Feeling Burned 2011-03-13T22:10:28Z “Grass and Jackals” ends with the statuesque Jye-Hwei Lin peeling off her black bodysuit to reveal a golden one underneath, the beauty inside her. Dance Review: Animalistic Capers in LeeSaar’s ‘Grass and Jackals’ 2014-02-11T20:37:00Z “We are going for something a little more statuesque, and a little less steroid-y.” Changes in the Marketing of Men’s Underwear 2013-05-23T01:12:49Z The statuesque Ms. Leibovitz, her long white hair flowing down her black button-down shirt, recalled pointing to Ms. Steinem’s messy desk in the corner of her home last year and saying, “That’s your cockpit.” Annie Leibovitz’s Work on ‘Women’ Is Never Done 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z At a pre-concert news conference, the statuesque brunette said the relative anonymity didn't faze her. Brazilian superstar Ivete Sangalo plays NY arena 2010-09-05T20:58:00Z She plays the statuesque entomologist Cynthia, who lives in an Old World manse amid a lush countryside somewhere on the Continent. 'The Duke of Burgundy' a mesmerizing sexual thriller 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z "I grew up with lots of mystery in my house," explained Simon, now 70 and still as statuesque as she was on the cover of her "Anticipation" album. A revealing interview with Carly Simon at her home in Martha's Vineyard about her new book, 'Boys in the Trees' 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The experience is different for every dancer, but in the case of Maria Kowroski, the statuesque New York City Ballet principal, it’s been humbling. A Ballerina’s Return From Maternity Leave 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z A neat and tidy enclave of newer homes sits just across a two-lane road to the south, a statuesque guard house at the entrance to Englewood visible from the quiet streets. For new neighbors, he's just another inmate 2012-03-15T05:00:00Z For her part, Clinton was statuesque in icy composure, fixing him at one point with a dead-eyed stare when he criticized a point of her record that is likely able to freeze the blood. Why Hillary isn’t crushing it: Advice from “Scandal”’s Olivia Pope that Clinton needs to hear 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The one-day festival utilises not just the usual concert halls and pub backrooms, but also statuesque churches, railway stations and even a telephone box. A decade of the Other City's sounds 2014-05-04T00:25:21Z These includes the most statuesque loblolly pine in the world, towering 167 feet above the surrounding tupelo forest. 11 Great Alternatives to the Top National Parks 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The statuesque Ms. Putney, often clad in little more than a black bustier, a brief leather skirt and steep heels as Vanda, displays a smoldering rapport with Mr. Alhadeff’s shorter, rather scruffy Thomas. | New Jersey: A Review of ‘Venus in Fur’ at the George Street Playhouse, in New Brunswick 2013-05-11T00:21:28Z But Kennedy was not a statuesque black woman with muscular arms. Michelle Obama didn’t like to discuss her clothes, but they spoke volumes 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z She was statuesque and bright-eyed; he was short and stocky, and always looked a little lost. Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Is Dead at 92 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z Being sphinxlike not only enhances their haughty, statuesque image, but is also shrewd business, especially in their homeland. Kazaky, a Boy Band, Is Everywhere 2012-08-01T23:09:08Z When she noticed the women's statuesque stilettos, Stone asked: "Wait, were we supposed to bring shoes?" Oscar turns up the star power for final rehearsal 2012-02-26T03:17:14Z Ms. Brown, who doubles as a burlesque performer under the name Sapphire Jones, is a statuesque beauty with a Modigliani-esque profile. | 'Nance O?Neil': Lizzie Borden Finds Love (Perhaps) After the Ax 2010-09-20T21:56:00Z For all of her beauty, the statuesque Ms. Green, breaking into solos that emphasize her long lines and angles, is never decorative. Review: At Alvin Ailey, Tragic Themes Overwhelm a Dance 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z “One of my favorites was a statuesque stunner in a bunny costume—probably the inspiration for the Playboy bunny.” Why Marvel’s Female Superheroes Look Like Porn Stars 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z At the middle was the imposing Michael Gira, 60, statuesque with a carved face, stringy shoulder-length hair, an intense presence girded by a spiritual devotion to sonic epiphany. Swans at the Roxy: Volume, harmony and rhythm yield profound beauty 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z The nine other albums shortlisted for the award each won £1,000 and statuesque concrete totems. Young Fathers win Scottish band of the year for the 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z So how did the statuesque beauty who broke down barriers go unknown for years? ‘Donyale Luna: Supermodel’ shines a light on the first Black model to grace cover of Vogue 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The porous Welsh midfield practically invited their Armenian opponents into their penalty area, while the home defence was passive and, at times, statuesque. Wales humiliated at home by Armenia 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The statuesque figures in April Bey’s woven tapestry polyptych, “Sankofa, They/Them,” don’t so much look at you as through you. 'Few people ask us what we think about ourselves': A new art show elevates Black women and nonbinary artists 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Under blossoming cherry trees — a signature motif in Floating World pictures — scores of statuesque courtesans parade about in sumptuous garb, flanked by smaller members of their entourage. Perspective | An artist’s fantasy or the real world? Once the costume is donned, being statuesque is a prized drag posture, the association with statuary more than mere coincidence. Commentary: How the aesthetics of drag drive the bigots mad 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z White signal callers still account for about 60 percent of starting NFL quarterbacks, but the statuesque pocket passer may have died with Tom Brady’s retirement. Perspective | Long maligned, the Black quarterback emerges as an NFL standard 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z More than a half-century later, Lollobrigida still turned heads with a head full of auburn curly hair and her statuesque figure. Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z She was boisterous and a little wild, a talented singer who knew how to tailor old clothes into outfits that suited her statuesque frame. Transgender woman killed in D.C. ‘just wanted a chance at life’ 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z In telenovelas we are not the glamorous mothers and statuesque daughters featured in dramatic story arcs, but maids and laborers and criminals — short, dark-skinned and often meek. I’m Mexican American. But the L.A. City Council audio leak reminded me that I’m Oaxacan too 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z A statuesque queen breathes life into the creation — the Henry Higgins of her own Eliza Doolittle, the Pygmalion of her Galatea. Commentary: How the aesthetics of drag drive the bigots mad 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z In the latest study of that life, biographer Jon Meacham gives us a Lincoln for the present moment, when the statuesque figures of American myth are being arraigned at the bar of 21st-century standards. Opinion | What Abraham Lincoln can teach politicians in a polarized time 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Surrounded by statuesque soldiers standing vigil in vibrant uniforms and with four candles burning beside it, the Queen's coffin is lying in state on a raised platform in the centre of the hall. Lying-in-state: Viewing Queen's coffin 'gave me such pride' 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z He stands statuesque as he waits, then has a tiny movement of both feet as the bowler gathers. Go Jonny, go - Bairstow's love affair with Bazball 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The irresistible funk even encouraged the statuesque Ross to abandon her spot behind the microphone and shuffle down to the audience for a little shoulder shimmy. Diana Ross brings Motown glamour to Glastonbury 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Still, there were times over the years when she would fondly recall our time spent together at Descanso Gardens and how she felt comforted by the shade of the garden’s statuesque oaks. 20 fun L.A. things to do on Mother's Day — because all mom wants is to hang out with you 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Banchero took the ball on the right and took his statuesque body to the paint, and there wasn’t anything anyone could do about it. Mike Krzyzewski heads to 13th Final Four as Duke takes down Arkansas 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Yet the designs were anything but — exploring a juxtaposition between “statuesque marbles” and “ecclesiastical aesthetics” with a futuristic, very sensual vision. Kim Jones back on runway as Fendi channels celestial Rome 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z On Saturday, Kanye West’s girlfriend was spotted in Miami Beach, Florida where she rocked a black bikini tube top and matching low-rise leather pants that complemented her statuesque frame. Kanye West’s girlfriend Julia Fox rocks bikini tube top, leather pants for outing before causing stir in Paris 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The star worked the camera by wearing a sleek one-shoulder navy swimsuit that accentuated her statuesque frame. Cindy Crawford, daughter Kaia Gerber slip into matching two-pieces while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Victoria's Secret was long famous for its annual fashion show where statuesque, supermodel "Angels" would strut the catwalk in little more than lingerie, feathers and gems. Victoria's Secret swaps Angels for new faces 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The statuesque fig transformed the living room of my Hollywood rental with its violin-shaped leaves and softened its unappealing yellow walls. Fiddle-leaf fail: How the plant I couldn't save reframed my history with grief and loss 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Trained in architecture and urban planning, she was already an independent, accomplished professional by the time she met Hussein — a thrice-married widower 16 years her senior and several inches shorter than the statuesque Halaby. Jordan's royal rift entangles an American-born queen 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z Perhaps because of her statuesque looks, highbrow taste and tendency to land on the cover of Vanity Fair, Kidman is often cast as sophisticated, cosmopolitan characters — English aristocrats, Sorbonne-educated interpreters, Hollywood stars turned actual princesses. How Nicole Kidman's rich white women took over television 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Gamely deploying her statuesque frame, Schreck at one point does a kind of “Riverdance” jig while imitating her grandmother’s technique as a log runner. Commentary: Why every Republican senator must see Heidi Schreck's 'Constitution' on Amazon 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Now Saban’s good friend and Patriots Coach Bill Belichick is getting his first chance to try the same, with Newton taking over for the statuesque Brady. For years, NFL teams have coveted the prototypical quarterback. Now there isn’t one. 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z A tug at my sleeve broke my statuesque disbelief and I glanced down at Aisha’s painted whiskered face calling me ‘elder sister’ in Hindi. Everett’s cat 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z A cartoonist in debt plots to have his friend marry a statuesque cop in order to win a huge bet. Movies on TV this week, May 3 - 9: 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z At 28, Louis is tall, statuesque, with sharp, angular features. ‘I Always Write With a Sense of Shame’ 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z It arranged for an evolutionary, revolutionary defender, Ohio State’s Chase Young, to chase around a statuesque, state-of-the-art, national champion quarterback, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence. Perspective | The College Football Playoff, the least-flawed system yet, produces a gem in Ohio State-Clemson 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Attached were three photos of a statuesque blonde with a prominent nose and high cheekbones. The Black Cube Chronicles: The Double Agent 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z You could quibble with this or that choice in Del Caro’s rendering—the statuesque word “colossus” seems a poor choice for Ungeheuer—but the passage has the right racing, dancing energy. Nietzsche’s Eternal Return 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z “The question is, how do we grow respectfully and responsibly?” asks Robert d’Arcy, captain of the foundation for the statuesque Schooner Martha, a 1907 wooden sailing vessel that is now a local icon. Port Townsend wrestles with its increasingly complex identity and dizzying change 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The roles that suited her best were often statuesque, where her character’s emotional presence was able to dominate. 'A majestic figure in every sense' – stars remember Jessye Norman 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Tall, statuesque pocket passers were the gold standard. 'We've come so far': how black quarterbacks defied a racist past to become the NFL's future 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z But Jackson’s emergence makes me revisit the league’s historical fondness for statuesque passers opposed to mobile options. SNYDER: Offensive threats like Jackson make NFL life twice as nice 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A statuesque Doberman was attached to a recent immigrant from Mexico who was part of the local restaurant scene and who pointed me to his favorite Texas barbecue. Opinion | Dogs Will Fix Our Broken Democracy 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Agent 007 ties a mad tycoon and his statuesque aide to a plot to flood Silicon Valley. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z A break in the fifth game of the opening set, which included a delectable lob over the statuesque Williams, was enough to win her the first set. School girl Gauff turfs Venus out of Wimbledon 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z The sculpture of the famed Hollywood actress has perched high above the “Four Ladies of Hollywood” gazebo — a statuesque gateway to the Walk of Fame — for the last 25 years. Marilyn Monroe sculpture thief previously took a pickax to Trump’s star, police say 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Inside a facility that emphasizes his legend, Thompson doesn’t want to be a statuesque figure. Perspective | John Thompson, larger than life for what he said and what he didn’t, has one last story 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z He is fairly statuesque in terms of mobility, and he only played 22 games in college, but his right arm is a cannon and he is not afraid to use it. N.F.L. Draft 2019 Live Updates: Round 1 Pick-by-Pick Analysis 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z “Melania is a very tall, statuesque woman, and the one that we saw, the first one that we showed, she looks kind of short,” Ms. Hostin added. Melania Trump spox blasts ‘The View’ for ‘shameful’ segment on body double conspiracy theory 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z “Melania is a very tall, statuesque woman and the one that we saw, the first one that we showed, she looks kind of short,” Hostin said. Melania Trump rep slams ‘The View’ for ‘shameful’ body double segment 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z There’s more to Renegade than his statuesque appearance and predisposition for hunting, however. Local dog owners prepare for Westminster show 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The “Fifty Shades of Grey” star was impeccably dressed and looked statuesque clad in a black Gucci blouse and A.P.C. jeans. Actress Dakota Johnson discovers life's magic scents 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The statuesque Rivers, on the other hand, has run just 10 RPOs and 10 option plays all season. Analysis | Patrick Mahomes and Philip Rivers are having MVP-caliber seasons, but in very different ways 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Let’s be honest: Thomas must have struggled to render the great man – and his Easter Island statuesque head – and compromised. All the president's men: what to make of Trump's bizarre new painting | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z The normally nimble Rodgers was so statuesque in the pocket when he returned to the field against the Bears that some observers questioned whether allowing him to play was prudent. Analysis | The Packers have an interesting decision to make about Aaron Rodgers 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Kelly values execution over experience and doesn’t seem to have a stylistic preference, having won with dual-threat quarterbacks, running quarterbacks and statuesque quarterbacks. UCLA football: What to expect when the Bruins open camp Friday 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Sirens float from beneath a sandy ledge posed as statuesque ballerinas - backs arched, arms lifted. A 'legendary' mermaid still swimming at 78 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z “She was an extremely graceful ballroom dancer. Very cordial. People liked her. She was beautiful, tall and statuesque,” said Coby Yee, now 92, a dancer who was also a headliner in the nightclub circuit. Mai Tai Sing, pioneering Chinese American entertainer, dead at 94 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z But there is a tension between his statuesque composure and the wackiness he describes that resists translation. He’s One of Brazil’s Greatest Writers. Why Isn’t Machado de Assis More Widely Read? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Frederick saw the statuesque Elinor in the dining hall and said, “I’m the man who is going to marry you.” Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The diaphanous skirt panels blew up her crotch in the French Riviera breeze and were unflattering, even on Poly’s statuesque frame. Red carpet fashion: The best looks from Cannes Film Festival 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z There's one scene in which her character — post head-bump — decides to compete in a bikini contest alongside a half dozen statuesque women who are stick thin. Amy Schumer faces her critics with a message of self love and confidence: 'The fear is gone' 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Tall and statuesque, she was regal rather than imperious, her hair styled to resemble a cloud - as was the fashion at the time. From actress to Indian icon 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z This poem adores not the statuesque horse but the bug “no one thinks of” amid life’s troubles. Poem: Not Horses 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z His statues since then are rarely the static forms that make other pieces seem, well, statuesque. A Sports Rodin Works in Bronze, and in Volume 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z She cut a statuesque shape in it at the Billboard Music Awards on 21 May. 23 stand out red carpet moments of 2017 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z And while the statuesque British actress keeps the two worlds distinct in her mind, her combat skills are actually a bridge between them. Gwendoline Christie’s fighting bridges Star Wars, Westeros 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Besides upheaval across the land, a line of statuesque evergreens would be cut down. Green space, friendliness — and a little upheaval — in D.C.’s Michigan Park 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The NFL’s best pass rushers don’t necessarily wish for a statuesque quarterback in the pocket every week. NFL sacks leaders see teammates as keys to bringing QBs down 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z “He was pretty statuesque in that he was stoic and stern,” he said. Las Vegas Gunman Chased Gambling’s Payouts and Perks 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z But statuesque defending made Burnley look more like Barcelona as they combined for a total of 24 passes through nine players for Jeff Hendrick to apply the finishing touch past Jordan Pickford. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Joining Joel on the runway were models that reflected real-life shapes, sizes and skin tones; curvy women, statuesque women, women of color. Christian Siriano's spring 2018 runway collection — and Leslie Jones' reaction to it — are everything 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Kvitova is a statuesque left-hander, Williams a statuesque right-hander, and their approaches to the game mirror each other. A Resurgent Venus Williams Advances Past a Valiant Opponent 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z This statuesque annual can reach 4 feet, sporting white, tubular flowers that glow in the moonlight and give off a wonderful essence that fills the entire garden. These fragrant flowers provide an aromatic treat after the sun goes down 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z His most endearing quality was that he was unassuming and statuesque. I watched the sun set on my Sunset Boulevard romance 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z A statuesque woman, she became well-known for her signature black-framed glasses, coral lipstick, trousers and stilettos. Sequins for daytime, cardigans with everything: how Jenna Lyons changed your wardrobe 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Are they seeing this statuesque lady with lively eyes and a smile full of fun? Thanks for being you, Michelle 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z This was the statuesque Greyhound’s 44th brush with victory on the dog show circuit. Last year’s top prize was given to a Skye terrier named Good Time Charlie. Gia, a Greyhound, wins the National Dog Show 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z She then jetted to Chicago for event No. 2 before flying to Los Angeles, arriving statuesque and red-carpet ready in a fitted black dress, her hair long and sleek, her makeup immaculate. Disney star Zendaya pops up in 3 cities in 1 day to see fans and introduce her new clothing line 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Carlson is not statuesque, nor, she says, was she very thin. Gretchen Carlson's Next Fight 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z It’s one thing to be 6 feet 5 and 230 pounds with a covetable arm and a frame so statuesque that everyone could loathe you if you weren’t such a good, earnest bloke. After three trying years, Ryan Burns took over for Stanford in two minutes 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The central image is of a statuesque woman seated on a throne, with two black figures in supplication before her. Race, Colonialism, and the Netherlands’ Golden Coach 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z A statuesque Afro-Colombian woman wearing a bright turban and loose flowing robes hovers over her patient and gently prods his stomach. Raped for speaking out against rape - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z The statuesque Kentucky thoroughbred had developed into a gifted galloper and jumper, making him a sought-after mount for competitive eventing, a three-part event that includes jumping, dressage and a cross-country race. Buying Shares in an Olympic Dream 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Behind all that statuesque eminence was a woman of high mischief and a love of cocktails, who once agreed that the best word to describe her was “subversive.” ‘The game is never over’: A letter from Pat Summitt to a young basketball player 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z He's a a statuesque slab of fellow, built like a prop forward with the weathered features of somebody who's spent most of his life under the sun in South Africa and Australia. The audacious plan to airlift 80 rhinos to Australia - BBC News 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Instead, he might envision spiral juniper, statuesque in a modern concrete urn. Landscaping moves into the house 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Each photo in the feed places “Jenner,” a short-statured fellow with a bushy mustache, in the frame with his supposed twin Jenner, a statuesque and world-famous model. The Instagram Accounts Where Every Day Is April Fools' Day 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z “She brings something particular, something statuesque, something otherworldly to the character,” said Henry Cavill, who plays Superman. After 75 years, Wonder Woman gets her big screen due 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z “She was statuesque and thoroughly elegant,” said Avril Graham, the executive fashion and beauty editor for Harper’s Bazaar. Something for everybody on the Oscars red carpet 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z "She was statuesque and thoroughly elegant," said Avril Graham, the executive fashion and beauty editor for Harper's Bazaar. From knockout glamour to soft, girly hues, there was something for everybody on Oscars carpet 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The statuesque Raiola joined "Mob Wives," a VH1 reality series documenting the lives of women with family ties to organized crime, in its second season. 'Mob Wives' star Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola dies at 55 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z He also is one of the chamber’s less statuesque members. J.C. Penney becomes laugh line in Virginia Senate 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The capelet, which opened to a high, loose neck, was balanced by a slim skirt that did her statuesque figure justice. Orange reds, whites, bold metallics at the Golden Globes 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z These two photographs form part of a measured and statuesque installation of eight works, seven of them new, in Jeff Wall’s latest solo show New Works, which opened in New York and London. See How Jeff Wall Still Matters in Photography 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z He filled the place with models, including Melania Knauss, the statuesque young Slovenian he had discovered working in Milan and Paris. Meet Melania Trump, a new model for first lady 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z He found them to be frozen, mostly, in a statuesque, 'parkinsonian' state. Oliver Sacks (1933-2015) : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z His builder, Nor-Son, sent deputies to upstate New York and British Columbia to handpick statuesque eastern white and western red cedar trees for the walls, ceilings and floors. A New Wave of Luxury Boathouses 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Even his statuesque height may not be on his side. These Righties Are Lefties: Will They Have a Hand Up in the Race? 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Adjacent to me was one of New York City’s willowy, statuesque women, languidly placing each six-inch spike-heeled shoe smartly in front of the other. Life's Unfairness, Pothole Division 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He played statuesque defense at short, the most crucial position in the infield. So begins the Age of Gregorius 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z The statuesque Croat was perhaps an odd choice to take a penalty, but boss Rodgers defended the decision. Liverpool in shootout misery, holders Sevilla win 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z A statuesque brunette, she delivered a heartfelt eulogy at her husband’s funeral before an audience of thousands. 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle's family voices confidence in justice system 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z It's Vegas, baby, so statuesque, sequined showgirls in flamingo pink repeatedly strut their stuff, and giant playing cards swoop around the stage during a poker game. Review: Hiccups in getting hitched in 'Honeymoon in Vegas' 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z It’s Vegas, baby, so statuesque, sequined showgirls in flamingo pink repeatedly strut their stuff, and giant playing cards swoop around the stage during a poker game. Review: ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ a winning combo of fun, songs 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z At 5 feet 10 inches tall she was already hard to miss, with a figure that was the definition of statuesque, capped by full cheeks and fuller eyebrows. At Bess Myerson’s Former Home, Shades of a Bronx Utopia 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z It's a a very nice simile, all the same, but he's more statuesque in the pocket. Ignoring Hard Truths in a Land of Fantasy 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z The 1960 publicity photo depicts a famous singer, a woman both statuesque and beautiful, smiling radiantly. When Glamour Speaks Your Name 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z Ortiz took a big swing and miss against Dickey’s knuckleball in the first, holding his swing in the air in a statuesque pose for a few seconds. Ugly night for Boston: Sox hammered by Jays 14-1 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z It is this final encounter between the lone torero and the toro which stirs the crowd: a combination of statuesque elegance in the face of the charging animal and suavity of movement. For All the Controversy, This Running of the Bulls Won't Be the Pamplona's Last Regardless of dress, everyone was munching on sushi and sipping lattes, listening to bass music spun by a duo of statuesque blonde women in slinky leather tank tops and diamond-studded headphones. Shut up and spend: inside the electronic music money machine 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Now a statuesque 6 feet, Thompson, the winner of the first major of the year, leads the L.P.G.A. Lucy Li Turns Back the Clock on U.S. Women’s Open Field 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z As Bell tells it, Cowlings was dating Marguerite Whitley -- a statuesque girl considered a prime catch -- before Simpson swept her off her feet in an episode reminiscent of Cyrano de Bergerac. O.J. Simpson buddy A.C. Cowlings led chase, avoided prosecution 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The statuesque American black lady sipped her whiskey and asked if we would join her. Maya Angelou's majesty, according to you: 'how can you love someone if you don't love yourself?' 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z NFL teams that use top draft picks on quarterbacks tend to prefer them to be statuesque, unflappable in times of violent pressure, solemn in public, and unfailingly purposeful. Jenkins: Johnny Manziel isn’t a perfect NFL fit, but the right team might consider some tailoring 2014-05-07T18:18:30Z In candid scenes touched with a sense of the cinematic, the solitary figures seem to adopt a statuesque poise lost in their thoughts. Five photographers in Moscow 2014-04-25T08:09:48Z Their statuesque wives, swathed in boldly colored head wraps, split off to the right along with the children, some of whom slouched in tight jeans, N.B.A. jerseys and Spider-Man T-shirts. A Lost Boy Grows Up 2013-12-04T10:00:12Z The Great German Art Exhibition was designed to show works that Hitler approved of - depicting statuesque blonde nudes along with idealised soldiers and landscapes. Why Hitler put 'degenerate' art on show 2013-11-06T02:26:11Z After a fan poll, 2012 MLS Rookie of the Year Austin Berry will become the second player in club history to have his likeness immortalized in the great American statuesque sporting tradition. MLS previews: week seven 2013-04-12T15:54:00Z In terms of goals it came from Hourihane, who followed a slick one-two with a drag-back on to his left foot and a curling shot that left Graham Stack more forgivably statuesque. Plymouth gain support for progress towards survival with defeat of Barnet 2013-03-03T22:02:00Z To call the defending statuesque would have been an insult to statues. Reading 2-5 Arsenal 2012-12-17T21:58:45Z He might have filled some of those empty seats for the league’s most desultory franchise and eked out a couple of more victories than the statuesque Chad Henne. On Pro Football: Tim Tebow, in Jacksonville With Jets, Doesn’t Play 2012-12-10T01:57:49Z We are in our own way encouraging the behavior and are maintaining that statuesque of inequality and inefficiency of the institution of corruption in the Nigerian police. African viewpoint: Can Nigeria's police force be trusted? 2012-08-08T08:54:38Z Bolt stands at a statuesque 6ft 5in – which can, according to which expert you listen to, be a help or a hindrance. Olympic facts: 10 things you didn't know about the 100m sprint 2012-08-05T15:47:11Z Why miss the boat?” A statuesque grandma with long brown hair and a thick Persian accent, Hashemieh landed in the U.S. in 1978 as a 21-year-old single mom fleeing the revolution in Iran. Silicon Valley's Surgeons of Fortune 2012-07-19T23:10:24Z With Errani standing at just 1.64 metres, the statuesque Russian used her 24 cms advantage and wider wingspan to great effect as she chased down everything the Italian could throw at her. Sharapova downs Errani to claim Roland Garros crown 2012-06-09T14:51:43Z It seemed to her statuesque, noble, magnificent; and it did not once change into a full face during all the time she watched it. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z She knew that this attitude, as well as her statuesque appearance, would antagonise the men reporters but enchant her loyal friends, the women. Mrs. Balfame A Novel 2012-04-15T02:00:04.827Z "No, never!" responded Arria, with flashing eyes, dilated nostrils, and passion-trembling lips, as she suddenly encircled the body of Octavian with her beautiful statuesque arms, cold, hard, and rigid as marble. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z On the background of fragrant greenery the “dun deer’s hide” is thrown with statuesque distinctness, and among the low trees the whirring grouse is easily discerned. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z The shrinking, naked figure of the fair bather, though lacking in statuesque beauty and symmetry, is thoroughly natural and tender, palpitating with life, and lighted with a warm and harmonious glow. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z It has been intimated that Georgina Beauclerc had inherited the dean's innate taste for what is called beauty, both human and statuesque. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z Hilda was as reserved as Jacqueline was communicative, as statuesque as she was animated, as diligent and capable as she was lavish and reckless. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z And when she was not speaking, she was forever acting; introducing a million bits of byplay to replace the old statuesque poses. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z For reasons the very antitheses of these were the people downstairs drawn thither—there were love scenes and heart-burnings and statuesque posings, and artistic excellencies of varied kinds. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Interesting thing is my mom was a very statuesque, beautiful woman. The Quad: Majerus Is Back, and Reporters Are Happy 2012-03-18T02:00:01Z In Chapter X, "statutesque modeling" was changed to "statuesque modeling", and a comma was added after "while you stay here". Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z But we couldn’t have predicted how downright statuesque she would look in this sparkly silver number. 2012 Academy Awards: The Best and Worst Dressed 2012-02-27T03:05:37Z And when a character on the stage was not declaiming or dramatically listening, he usually stood stock-still in a statuesque attitude, staring into blank space, with the look of an automaton. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Graceful without art, self-possessed without ostentation, beautiful as a picture, without seeming to have sought by artifices of the toilet to heighten the effect of her statuesque loveliness. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Teresa said calmly, "I will await her return," and sat so still, and dignified, and statuesque, that Gerard was beginning furtively to draw her, when Clælia returned. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Miss Hull was an imperious woman, statuesque in figure, a smooth level brow, flashing dark eyes and a mass of wavy gray hair, piled high on her head. The Twins in the South 2012-02-13T03:00:16.113Z As frigid as marble, out of which his statuesque face might well have been carved, he received the attention paid to him with the sublime indifference of a statue of Buddha. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Mrs. Worfolk herself was so much pleased to have him back from Ambles that she was in the best of good humours, and even the statuesque Maud flushed with life like some Galatea. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z The beautiful princess, who had been standing near me meanwhile in an attitude of statuesque repose, now appeared anxious to change the current of the conversation. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z The acting of a Roman play must have been more like that on a modern stage than the stately movement and the statuesque repose of the Greek theatre. The Roman Poets of the Republic 2012-01-15T03:00:14.187Z I wonder anyone could enjoy life and be so stiff and statuesque.” Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z Then, in a forward-leaning and strained attitude, he paused and stood statuesquely holding the pose. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z At first I could see nothing but the violent activity of the players, frozen into statuesque attitudes of throwing; vigorous figures in, mostly, white, with soft red silk sashes. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z Its glossy mounds, and rude, statuesque clumps, which often seem struggling to mould themselves into human shape, cover with beauty the terrible rocks of Montserrat. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z His colouring and composition were alike very simple, his figures quiet and statuesque, his drawing careful and precise. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z By only a little prouder curve of the neck and a little happier fullness of the plume, we part the statuesque swan from considerably more commonplace kindred. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The girls whilst young possess exceedingly statuesque figures, and what charms they have are nature’s own, for they owe nothing to art. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z For a time he did not move and Jimmy thought his quietness statuesque. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z Possibly she might not have been quite so frigidly statuesque but for that. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z He was rendered uneasy by the statuesque immobility of her attitude, by the strange fashion in which she kept her eyes fixed on his face. Miss Arnott's Marriage 2011-11-11T03:00:33Z Her figure was developed, very strong and statuesque. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z His Life-guardsman Shaw, sir, was one of the finest things in nature: quite statuesque, sir; it was enough to inspire a nation. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z We see here the Oriental imagination curbed by the reason of the Occident—the cold, statuesque Greek form aglow with the blazing Hebrew soul. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z To thousands of us still, no figure on the Hollins quadrangle ever stands out so statuesque as his large form, becomingly clad in a Prince Albert suit, and surmounted with a favorite tall beaver hat. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z The brightness of her eyes, the freshness of her complexion, her majestic figure, and statuesque shape, made those who looked at her wonder. The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z With the exception of a statuesque sentry on the Horse Guards' Parade, the wide open space was deserted. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Any scene of violence represented by Tennyson is always singularly limited and compressed; it is reduced to a few elements—refined to a single statuesque episode. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z The man Benzon, lying propped on his elbow, with Azimoolah standing over him statuesquely menacing, shot a sly glance of triumph at his confederate, but it met with only a sickly smile for a response. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z A fine ardour was in his face; his cap was off, his hair streaming in the wind; he held a naked sword extended up and forward in statuesque gesture. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z A few statuesque silk-cotton trees, buttressed giants, were isolated in its centre. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Ada, who had been leaning forward with her face in her hands and her chin upturned at a statuesque angle, spoke for the first time. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z He sat statuesque, but with black eyes looking daggers down the still void road. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Mrs. Allen was just stepping from her electric at the curb, cool and statuesque and smiling. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z "I'm very happy and very nervous," the statuesque Iriepa said as she stepped down from the car. Gay man marries transsexual woman in Cuban first 2011-08-14T00:33:47Z Again the statuesque beauty glanced over her shoulder. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z His thoughts in their statuesque beauty merely would have gained all critical judgment; but he realized the antique fable, and warmed the marble into life. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z The dog had waddled up to him and sat down statuesque in front of him. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Her light-brown skin is pitted with what look like faint acne scars, and her dark hair is hennaed, straightened, and worn flat to her head, but she has a womanly, statuesque figure. The Maid's Tale 2011-07-25T05:00:00Z Can I ever forget what the poet ecstatically calls "the first kiss of love"—how, at considerable inconvenience to herself, she bent that statuesque form to accommodate herself to my limited stature? Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z What I mean to say is, that he appears there a trifle too perfect; too bloodlessly, and almost frostily, statuesque. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z Every vestige of colour has fled from Lilian’s face, as she stands cold and statuesque, looking down upon her lover’s traducer. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z From America have come Mary Anderson, whose statuesque attitudes are well remembered; and, more recently, Ada Rehan, who gave us so modern and so alluring a Rosalind. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z After the fawn has run away the doe still maintains her statuesque attitude, as if to await the onset. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z He was dressed in the ordinary miner's garb of the Southern mines, perhaps a little more cleanly than the average miner by reason of his taste, certainly more picturesque by reason of his statuesque shapeliness. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z Indeed, I fancy that I recognise an intentional contrast between the two figures: the one in the foreground, full of movement, solidly drawn; the other, in the background, statuesque, and a little shadowy. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z She wasn't fluffy, and she wasn't statuesque; she did not have violet eyes which one may liken to mountain pools, or hair of that colour described as spun-gold. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Her motion when she walked was music, and as she sat in statuesque repose, the undulations of her queenly form were those of perfect ease, grace and strength. Hoosier Mosaics 2011-05-20T02:00:35.173Z A young lady, stately and tall, with a pale, proud face, and a statuesque sort of beauty that was perfect in its way. Sir Noel's Heir A Novel 2011-04-24T02:00:07.013Z And truly was she well grown, stately, statuesque—a fully-developed woman. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z She herself a picture of thoughtful repose, statuesque and cool. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Well, such an attitude, if unsympathetic and statuesque, is noble and admirable. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Her body, she recognized, had something the same statuesque pose of his. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Until Sunday, Gal was perhaps best known for her statuesque figure. First Win in Hand, German Pro Tries to Pick Up Something Bigger 2011-04-01T01:58:48Z He was in his habitual attitude of perfect repose,—silent and statuesque. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z A look of indulgence for the weak, a flash of pride for the strong, quickly lit up her statuesque face. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z They did not know how statuesque they looked in the rosy light, but we did. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z She, like her mother, was of stalwart build, but her features were regular though statuesque and heavy--she was said to be like the Apollo Belvedere. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Her head was perfectly shaped—the features seemed to combine a delightful piquancy with a somewhat statuesque regularity. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z His statuesque attitude became at once disarranged; and, gliding down from the steps, he walked rapidly along the gravelled walk, leading to the left side of the house. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z His attitude, though stately and statuesque, was one of perfect ease. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The youth is really statuesque, balancing himself easily in the dancing boat, strong, supple, graceful, his arm extending the long fishing-rod. One Year Abroad 2011-03-27T02:00:18.457Z Romar understands the difference and the enormous challenge of competing every year with college basketball's statuesque programs. Under the radar, Lorenzo Romar and Roy Williams are friendly daggum rivals 2011-03-20T03:13:10Z Helène had been sitting through the meal, still and statuesque in her black dinner gown, a little more pale than usual, and very silent. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z In ordinary life she is perfectly statuesque, with a frigid manner. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z He was steeped in classic knowledge, and his figure compositions have the statuesque dignity and simplicity of Greek art. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The three occupants of the room rise as she enters, and Mona's heart dies within her as a very tall statuesque woman, drawing herself up languidly from a lounging-chair, comes leisurely up to her. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z The uplifted pick or hammer, the advanced foot, the raised arm, must be kept in statuesque repose, and the reward is complete safety. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z She was more beautiful than ever; more grave and statuesque, perhaps, but very beautiful. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 3 of 3) 2011-02-16T03:00:37.273Z Newman was there also, and looked even more statuesque still. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The solitary man came across the open space, longing for a breath of air, which might alter, if even for a moment, the statuesque rigidity of the pines, and break the panorama into shifting life. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z But though the others sat about portionless, all were alike stolid and statuesque, and whatever feelings agitated their breasts, whether of satisfaction or disappointment, were equally hidden by all. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z This was just too short for management, who allegedly only wanted “women who appear to be willowy, svelte and statuesque runway models,” the lawsuit reads. Cocktail Waitresses Fired For Being Too Short? 2011-01-29T02:05:00Z At my approach she drew herself up in statuesque dignity, upright as Ben David of yore, and looked at me with keen unclouded eyes. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z The marking was generous in the extreme, the defending statuesque, and it and no better either for the second goal, Campbell arriving at the far post after Darron Gibson had inadvertently flicked the ball on. Blackpool 2-3 Manchester United 2011-01-25T21:48:40Z Outside, within the ruddy circle of the smoke fires, squaws squatted in statuesque positions, softly beating at drums to keep aloof the evil spirits. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z Belinda took note of her thick yellow hair, her big blue eyes, her statuesque proportions. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z As Homer mounted for his journey he cast an anxious glance at the wet-looking clouds against which rose the purple-blue, statuesque masses of the Mogollon Mountains, and asked, “Is it going to rain?” The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z They’re usually very bright, very statuesque, wearing plumage and a very skimpy, shall I say, outfit. Questions for Oscar B. Goodman: What Happens in Vegas 2011-01-16T03:20:32Z "Johnny wanted to build me something bigger and more statuesque like," she said. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z Then he chuckled as he perceived the statuesque position of his companion. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z She noted, too, that the yellow hair was dressed picturesquely but untidily, that the big eyes rolled from side to side self-consciously, that the statuesque figure was incased in a too tightly laced corset. Concerning Belinda 2011-01-21T03:00:12.087Z She rose, and one of the men hastened to open her sunshade, another picked up her fan, a third her handkerchief, and the statuesque blue figure with its group of satellites left the grove. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z The statuesque sedan is the linchpin of the brand’s promise of “affordable luxury” and aggressive styling. A Resurgent Chrysler Says It Is Here to Stay 2011-01-11T01:20:01Z More serious, more composed, she had that solid wedded look which marks a certain type of blonde, even in girlhood statuesque. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z Still, he is slight — 6 feet 1 inch, 195 pounds — and is neither a statuesque throwing quarterback nor a rugged runner. Nebraska 48, Kansas State 13: Quarterback Dazzles for Cornhuskers 2010-10-08T04:36:00Z On May 10, Rose, a statuesque woman who is learning to be a beautician, went out to buy some cookies. Sexual Assaults Add to Miseries of Haiti?s Ruins 2010-06-24T02:02:00Z Such a statistic is unlikely to strike fear into the statuesque American, who celebrates the milestone birthday this week. Williams double act shows no sign of slowing down 2010-06-17T02:03:00Z He doesn't fit the statuesque profile of a true No. 1 receiver. Seahawk draft scouting report 2010-04-24T01:12:00Z Mr. Robinson's statuesque red-and-white basenji pup was holed up in the Animal Lounge of Germany's Frankfurt Airport. Stranded Travelers Howl and Hiss 2010-04-20T10:02:00Z But the setter had come to a halt and held motionless, his statuesque pose with one foreleg uplifted as rigid as a piece of bronze save for the black muzzle sensitively alert and tremulous. The Law of Hemlock Mountain But still more undoubted is the superiority of Catullus in pictorial or statuesque reproduction seen in that part of his poem in which the original subject, the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, is described. The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil Every attitude is statuesque and full of repose. The Story of Malta You look very statuesque and perfect, but I don't want to dine with a piece of sculpture. The Hillman Time had added to her loveliness; the grand, statuesque figure had developed more perfectly; the graceful attitudes, the unconscious harmony, the indefinable grace and fascination were more apparent than ever. Love Works Wonders A Novel The riders sat erect and statuesque, pikes in air, cloaks flapping from their shoulders, waiting the call that sent each in turn tilting against the glittering and elusively breeze-swinging silver circlet. The Valiants of Virginia Cousin Copeland's conversation was in its most flowing vein, the simple little dinner was well cooked and served, Pompey was statuesque, and the two guests agreeable. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches The Duchess of Yemena stood among a group of diplomatists and equerries; she rose monumental in her beauty, which was statuesque and splendid in this wayward illumination. Majesty A Novel The poised figure of the lawyer, drawn statuesquely upright, winced as painfully as though a trusted hand had smitten him, and in his abrupt change of expression was betrayal of dismay and chagrin. The Tempering She gazed in wonder at the reality—a magnificent figure—a girl whose grand, pale, statuesque beauty was something that could never be forgotten. Love Works Wonders A Novel A young lady, stately and tall, with a pale, proud face, deep, dark eyes, solemn, shining, fathomless, like mountain tarns; floating dark ringlets and a statuesque sort of beauty that was perfect in its way. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir Carlos blinked, but his bronze, statuesque face showed absolutely no emotion. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold Lady Danbury envies her her grace and asks herself how it is possible, with those statuesque lines; she cannot deny that the Duchess of Yemena is a splendid woman.... Majesty A Novel Charlotte introduced Nancy to a sallow maiden with prominent front teeth, named Allison Maitland, to a statuesque brunette named Katherine Leonard—— "The school beauty," was her brief comment. Nancy of Paradise Cottage On the contrary, contrasts are often less cold and monotonous than perfect harmony, and the statuesque beauty generally leaves us unmoved. Rambles in Womanland This model has an ideal height and strength, massive shoulders, a statuesque head with closely curling hair, and an unruffled repose. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu Conceived somewhat in the spirit of the eighteenth century, the period of graceful indecency, there is here, however, an Olympian air, a statuesque beauty, only comparable to the antique vases. Aubrey Beardsley They all held their poses of the moment statuesquely until, at a nod from the leader, the intellectual-looking youth arose and moved towards the door. The Gray Mask She disposed her statuesque hands upon her well-rounded arms, and looked about the room as though Margaret were not there. East Angels She is, perhaps, beyond competition when she is really beautiful, but her beauty is too often statuesque, and lacks lustre and piquancy. Rambles in Womanland Then, simultaneously the three men became aware of Judith standing white and statuesque in the window, her eyes ablaze with scorn and repulsion. Thirty Ruth could never have recognized Elijah as the statuesque figure which had confronted David on the previous day. The Garden of Eden A calm suffused his tall and muscular body till it became strangely statuesque. Bye-Ways Mrs. Rutherford's hands always took statuesque positions; but probably that was because they were statuesque hands. East Angels Her light falls full upon the watcher, throwing out his tall form into statuesque relief, and glinting on the polished shine of his head-ring. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising It was like walking into a wax-works museum, save that these statuesque figures were of flesh and blood, not wax. Mask of Death Like most of her mother’s house she had pale, rather hard, statuesque features and ruddy hair. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History If his men and women are less heroic and statuesque, they are more like men and women. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The mouth in particular when it is beautiful is more statuesque. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. They stood in the dock those twelve dark figures, some leaning eagerly forward over the rail, their eyeballs protruding in the climax of the moment’s excitement, others impassive and statuesque. A Frontier Mystery While the princesses of Oude allow not even their beautiful eyes to be seen, the princesses of Kaffirland consider statuesque absence of drapery fashionable. Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa All clothing had been stripped from them, and they stood waiting in waxen, statuesque stiffness. Isle of the Undead Her Hellenic outlines and Hellenic statuesque repose rendered her infinitely more noble and aristocratic than the Carthaginian Astarte. The Scarlet Banner Strange ornament, strip of mere flannel, to deck That swanlike, that snowy, that statuesque neck! Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) For quite a time Douglass sat in statuesque silence; then he, too, went out into the night, wending his way to the office, where he wrote far into the wee sma' hours. The Song of the Wolf Then he felt a quick resentment that anything so stainlessly statuesque as this girl—for all her trim tailoring and large black hat—should have been even superficially possessed by any man. Ancestors A Novel She seemed surprised at their abrupt entrance and remained statuesquely in her position, as motionless as they. A Prince of Good Fellows As she does so, a smile, lovely as it is unexpected, warms all her statuesque face into perfect beauty. Rossmoyne She wore nothing but green leaves in her golden hair; her arms, bare to the shoulders, were white, firm, and statuesque. A Mad Love We think she is—you won't take it ill, brother?—that she is singularly statuesque and soulless. Weird Tales. Vol. I Somewhere along there the holly stood green and statuesque in occasional clumps. Old Plymouth Trails Beppo, a stick on his shoulder, stood in a statuesque pose in front of the stump. Aliens Then she lets her eyes fall from his, and her face grows calm and statuesque again, and only the rapid clicking of her needles show the perturbation of the mind within. Rossmoyne Pale-faced, wide-eyed, statuesque, their presence, interpreted by a vivid imagination, might have been regarded as an omen of impending misfortune. Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches Miss Brady, standing quite still in one of her carefully cultivated, statuesque poses, watched her cousin cross the street and disappear into a narrow and shabbily painted doorway there. The Wishing Moon The good trapper learns that, like rabbit or bob-cat, he must be able to freeze into statuesque immobility at the sudden appearance of danger. The Wilderness Trail To show the effect of mass in giving qualities of "scale" and "the statuesque." The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors The professor looked older than ever; even Miss Thornhill seemed a little less statuesque and handsome in the dusk. Seven Keys to Baldpate The glacial Secretaries of Ceremony flanked him on either side, and the statuesque Palatine Guards saluted. The Missourian Yet, in spite of his love of form, there is nothing frigid or statuesque in the genius of Gray. Select Poems of Thomas Gray Proud, statuesque, he stood motionless, his deep eyes resting on those of the Brazilian. The Pathless Trail Weight, dignity, the statuesque, scale, are characteristics of mass. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors Jim was clean built, statuesque—a Jason rather than a Hermes. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country He had a head that instantly attracted attention by its unusual size and its statuesque shape. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs It was not as terrifying a rumble as it might have been had not the statuesque and tightly laced Mrs. Burton lost a good deal of breath in coming up the stairs. Officer 666 They “fought for him with Squarcione,” and even in the Eremitani frescoes he begins to lose his purely statuesque type and to become frankly Renaissance. The Venetian School of Painting In this, the line is used to enrich the repose and weight, the statuesque of the mass. The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors He stood statuesque, watching us with the mute wistfulness of a hungry animal. Our Next-Door Neighbors Hanglip and Spotted Dog ranged themselves on either side of Caliban's gang, and every eye glared redly at the statuesque figure at the altar. The Pirate Woman And to make a good job of it the Fates dragged in at that moment Helen’s guardian aunt, the tall and statuesque Mrs. Elvira Burton of Omaha, Neb. Officer 666 Draperies are arranged in statuesque folds, designed to display every turn of the form beneath; the figures are moulded with all the precision and limitations of statuary. The Venetian School of Painting For some moments, the fishers sat or stood in statuesque silence, eyes on the corks. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated Pygmalion's prayer breathed life into the stone, But see yon graceful girl, with straitened zone And statuesque still bearing. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 Around them are grouped a number of Paraguayan women, clad in the costume of the country—a chemise and a white rebozo—which gives them a certain statuesque appearance. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The intense vitality of them, the vivid coloring, the beautiful action of many and the statuesque immobility of the majority, were thrilling and all satisfying to the hearts of the captors. Valley of Wild Horses She had a statuesque purity of outline and complexion; seemed, indeed, worthy of being a creation of his own. Ghetto Comedies He stood statuesquely upright, waving his coonskin cap, and between his long deerskin leggins and breech clout the flesh of his slim legs showed bare, almost as bronze-dark as that of an Indian. The Roof Tree He certainly excelled any artist with whom we are acquainted in causing figures painted on a flat surface to appear to the spectator far below them to stand out with statuesque effect. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months There was no change in the statuesque attitude: even the eyes were not raised from the earth; but a frown was distinctly traceable on the features of the girl. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness Priscilla was not looking at her now; her statuesque face was turned toward the wide expanse of landscape, fast dying out, as it were, in the twilight grayness. Theo A Sprightly Love Story The rosy face became a white angelic mask, the dainty figure lay in statuesque severity, and a screaming, bald-headed atom of humanity was the compensation for this silence. Ghetto Comedies Thus had death cut her down because the maid’s form was of the same statuesque beauty as her mistress’s. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Both turned, and found a tall lady calling with as great animation as a due regard for the requirements of a statuesque pose permitted. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 It was standing upon a salient point of the cliff—its form boldly projected against the purple sky, in an attitude fixed and statuesque. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness His purple-edged cloak fell in statuesque folds of the latest mode, his beryl signet-ring, scarlet fillet, and jewelled girdle bespoke wealth and taste. A Victor of Salamis The discovery had caused her to become rigid, almost statuesque. The Seven Secrets Still, the grim, erect figure sitting almost statuesque on the splendid horse dominated the picture. Lorimer of the Northwest He stopped short in his tracks and stood immovable, statuesque, listening. The Sign of the Spider It was a remarkable head, the head of a pagan emperor, rendered even more statuesque by an unusual ivory pallid skin and by large and somewhat prominent eyes of limpid golden brown. The Orchard of Tears The same courier was in leash, posted to bring another fellow; all the Sioux were gazing, statuesque, to analyze my marksmanship. Desert Dust I glanced across at Ethelwynn, and saw her sitting immovable, breathless, statuesque. The Seven Secrets Larry stood alone, statuesque in poise, with arm stretched out in the face of the hostile crowd, and once more the respect the men had borne him asserted itself. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter The big black horse was a powerful brute, tall and rangy, with speed and courage showing plainly in contour, nostril and eye; and with head and ears erect he stood motionless, statuesque, heroic. 'Firebrand' Trevison Seen thus closely, his face, which because of a pure white complexion from a distance looked statuesquely smooth, proved to be covered with a network of tiny lines. The Orchard of Tears There is a certain grandeur, therefore, of immobility about the English beauty, a statuesque perfection which no doubt has great merits of its own. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) No eagerness, no petty curiosity, but a grand indifference, a statuesque calm, a goddess-like withdrawal from the affairs and atmosphere of common mortals. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice He turned slowly, straightening his back and stood for a moment erect and statuesque, with the blue shirt open at his bronzed neck and the great axe gleaming in his hand; and 75 Hetty gasped. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter Ahmed looked less troubled than they expected, the rabbi wore his most benign expression, and Pedro stationed himself in his usual place at the door, statuesque, obedient, and expressionless as ever. Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends The tall woman whose statuesque figure had so strangely recalled Teresa's supple, powerful form was holding up the child, propping it on the wall behind her. Studies in love and in terror In the statuesque group the outline is important because this is seen against the background of wall, or sky, and frequently in silhouette. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures I have met such women on their native soil, statuesque, slender, full-breasted, square-shouldered, with jars of water on their heads and clinking silver anklets. A Black Adonis There was a boldness in their carriage, and a grace that approached the statuesque in every poise. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter The figure is so smooth and compact, the tints so soft and stone-like; and when he is still, he is so wonderfully still, and his attitude so statuesque! Our Bird Comrades She speaks without any action, and generally statuesquely. Happy-Thought Hall “The Crucifixion,” by Morot, is more statuesque than picturesque, and would gain in effect if seen unembarrassed by the limitations of a frame. Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures He had shaved away his gray beard, and had Ross been unprepared for these changes he would have been puzzled to account for this decidedly military figure sitting statuesquely on his pony before the door. Cavanaugh: Forest Ranger A Romance of the Mountain West When Booth turned his face of statuesque beauty lit by eyes flashing with insane desperation and cried, “Sic semper tyrannis,” they were only confirmed in this impression. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan Vixen walked slowly along the shining gravel-path with her black and gold mantle folded round her, looking altogether statuesque and unapproachable. Vixen, Volume I. There was a statuesque stillness about the water, a near and yet a far look about the entire scene, which imparted a sense of unreality, almost of the supernatural. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 From terrific speed men saw him flash ten times into the statuesque immobility of a point. Frank of Freedom Hill Two minutes later Robbie had reached one of the chairs and dropped into it with a limpness strangely inharmonious with her statuesque proportions. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls “That sounds as if you thought she looked a trifle statuesque,” I said. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 Between the four windows of this first story are posed statuesque effigies of Charles VII, Jeanne d'Arc, Saint Rémy and Louis IX. Royal Palaces and Parks of France Some lounge, smoking or gibbering, over the taffrail, other groups sit picturesquely on their large rude boxes, but most of them are suggestively silent and statuesque. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 There was a stillness about his person, a quality of resignation and quiescence that was almost statuesque. The Secret Witness There was a statuesque perfection in her well-rounded arms. Duffels Their lissom and statuesque inhabitants become softened and bent, and pad dejectedly through the muck as though they were ashamed to live, but had to go on with it. Old Junk A girl who tries to be statuesque at sea—that will act on one's nerves!' A London Life and Other Tales He picked up the statuesquely posed photograph, contemplated it and returned it to its place with the air of a man on whom a great passion has burned itself out. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World The statuesque calm of Pitt's personality charmed and overawed this impressionable Irishman from the time of their first interview in the summer of 1792. William Pitt and the Great War Everyone was bright and merry and chatty: all save Maud Krill who smiled and fanned herself in a statuesque way. The Opal Serpent He was the first master of any power who entirely dismissed the influence of the art of David with its marble flesh and statuesque effect. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture He alone understands the beauty of rigidity, the exquisite serenity of the statuesque nature. The Green Carnation Polly is wandering through the grounds in the late summer afternoon, her blue-lined parasol making an azure sky over her golden head, her white dress draping her slender figure in a strikingly statuesque way. Floyd Grandon's Honor Sumptuously beautiful, and possessed of a clear and resonant voice, such statuesque characters as Galatea and Hermione attracted her irresistibly, and in these she achieved her greatest triumphs. American Men of Mind Lenore was a Saracen maiden, Brunette, statuesque, The reverse of grotesque; Her pa was a bagman from Aden, Her mother she played in burlesque. The Book of Humorous Verse Her white face, in its setting of rough, wavy grey hair, over which she wore a covering of black lace, looked almost statuesque in its profound tranquillity. A True Friend A Novel And this effect of dignity, of self-recollection, was curiously heightened by her dress—of a very soft and fine, woolen material, of spotless white, the lines of it at once flowing and statuesque. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The daughter is statuesque; not in the sense of coldness or immobility, but in the regularity of her features and the absence of any coloring in her cheeks. The Forsaken Inn A Novel The characters stand out real and palpable in their statuesque simplicity. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy She was statuesque, picturesque, of good family, and had a wondrous poise. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers As the wave struck, Mark could be seen to grow suddenly less statuesque. A Terrible Coward Extreme beauty of their limbs; slender ankles and statuesque feet; haggardness of expression and ugliness of features. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 Some in their native costumes looked as statuesque and beautiful as the ancient Greeks; others as ridiculous as a modern fop. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians Motionless and statuesquely she stood, allowing the maniac to gaze his fill at her. Monte-Cristo's Daughter Lecour had stood throughout the interview perfectly motionless—almost statuesque, except a slight clinching of the hands at times. The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette The statuesquely beautiful Goddess with her severely swept-back blonde hair and her deep gray eyes was the embodiment of the wisdom and strength for which her worshippers especially prayed. Pagan Passions Indian women: extreme beauty of their limbs; slender ankles and statuesque feet; haggardness of expression and ugliness of features. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 I think I had a general expectation of finding myself in the presence of a beautiful woman, statuesquely shaped and posed. A Positive Romance 1898 Tearing it open, he glanced at the message eagerly, and a second later, with blanched face, stood rigid, statuesque, as though turned into stone. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime Bodoni's letters play together with perfect accord, and his pages, as a whole, possess a statuesque if not a decorative beauty. The Booklover and His Books Nor is this "first in peace" by any means "the first" on horseback; the figure being theatric rather than dignified, and the extended arm more gymnastic than statuesque. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Greek poetry is statuesque in the sense that it depends greatly on its organic structure; it is not in the least so in the sense of being cold or colourless or stiff. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield His legs were statuesque in their size and strength. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance And, could Nora now have been with me in this storm, I doubted whether her face could again assume that marble, statuesque beauty—that immortal sadness and despair, which I had once seen upon it. The Lady of the Ice A Novel Drawn up at the pavement was the glittering blue automobile, with the statuesque Robbins at the wheel. The Lion's Mouse His shirt-collar revealed the elongation of a throat which, at a distance, was not strikingly statuesque. Four Meetings A loud cough from Foster, followed by a violent sneeze, caused her to crush the paper in her hand and again become intensely statuesque. The Middy and the Moors An Algerine Story No Red Indian of the prairie ever sat with more statuesque rigidity, watching his foe, than did these two friends sit watching that rat. Post Haste Farquaharson stood in a statuesque ire, and Wayne went philosophically on. The Tyranny of Weakness No, better than that: her waist was too slight, her shoulders too narrow, her breast too full, no doubt; but I prefer those exquisite human dolls to that great statuesque corpse, the Venus of Milo. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories There is something statuesque in her whole appearance. Gryll Grange For a few moments the President was silent, rigid and statuesque in his attitude, while his eyes flashed defiance and determination. Fitz the Filibuster He stood at the door of a saloon, superbly unconscious of his physical beauty, a somber dream in his eyes, a statuesque quality in his pose. The Eagle's Heart "Rosy Balaustion": she is that, as well as "superb, statuesque," in the admiring apostrophes from Aristophanes, during the long, close argument of the Apology. Browning's Heroines It is rich, ornate, composite, not statuesque, so much as picturesque. Brief History of English and American Literature It was, however, to him another touch of character, that lighted up her statuesque countenance with a new and peculiar beauty. Gryll Grange Would it not be better to take into consideration the fact that under such circumstances his first duty might not be to be statuesque? By the Christmas Fire The long lines and deep, clinging fringe of the creamy white shawl draped her in statuesque folds. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date They rose in the streets like a silent rebellion; like a still and statuesque riot. A Short History of England The quiet, dignified, statuesque beauty of before had been mysteriously vitalized by a new kind of inner life. Ten From Infinity Bonaparte said not a word, Changarnier made not a gesture; this one did not stir, that one did not breathe; they seemed to be playing the game of which should be the most statuesque. Napoleon the Little At the same moment there loomed in the tent entrance the great, statuesque figure of the Sioux squaw, whom I had seen in the gorge. Lords of the North He glanced quickly from one to the other,—the pale girl by his side, the startled young matron in front, and the statuesque soldier, respectfully standing with his hand at the cap visor. Marion's Faith. The figures of the men are more finely proportioned, more statuesque, more worthy of preservation in marble or bronze than those of the women. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula They would find your beauty too statuesque and cold. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure It was all a blur, so much so that it was an instant before I recognized the gleaming golden hair and the statuesque figure. Lone Star Planet Then Elk again came forward, Red Dog sitting in statuesque dignity in front of his tribesmen. Under Fire And, moreover, with all her great intellectual endowments, it is clear that this highly cultivated, statuesque, and stately woman had little skill in reading character, little power in estimating the force of human motives. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation But, of course, the great interest of this book lies in its miniatures, scenes from the poet's allegory, and in the little statuesque figures of the various characters in the poem. Illuminated Manuscripts She uttered the last words shyly, partly afraid of bringing a frown on the lovely face opposite to her, which was quickly losing its vivid expression and sinking back into statuesque coldness. Cobwebs and Cables His statuesque ivory face was set in a smile, which yet was no smile of welcome; the over-red lips smiled alone; the long, glittering dark eyes were joyless; almost, beneath the straightly-pencilled brows, sinister. Brood of the Witch-Queen For myself, I confess not to see with those who deride the king, nor yet with those who think him statuesque, as if shaped, not out of flesh, but out of marble. A Hero and Some Other Folks Aristotle's ideal man is perfect in its statuesque fashion, but it is not fraternal; it is not even philanthropic. No Refuge but in Truth She was statuesque, with all the perfect cunning of Nature's art. The Forfeit |
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