Examples of 'were statues' in a sentence

Meaning of "were statues"

were statues: This phrase implies that something or someone appeared very still or frozen, like a statue, in a particular situation. It suggests immobility or lack of reaction to external stimuli

How to use "were statues" in a sentence

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were statues
They were statues people could look up to.
Inside these eight niches were statues.
Perhaps they were statues after all.
The most prominent finds from Zapatera were statues.
There were statues of naked women.
Man and dog under the tree were statues of stone game.
There were statues everywhere.
His abilities make it seem as if he and Freefall were statues.
Inside were statues and paintings.
In the niches carved in the face of the cliff were statues of Roman gods.
If they were statues they were smashed.
Some moved so little that I thought they were statues.
Originally there were statues between the columns of the entrance.
Originally was a pedestal, on which were statues.
There were statues all over.

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For a long time in my simplicity, I imagined that there were statues of Vesta.
They were statues.
There were statues of Isis Tyche, Isis Lochia, the goddess of birth, and Aphrodite Hypolympiada.
On the northern side of the baths were statues of the children of Asklepios.
There were statues of the Epigoni at Argos and Delphi.
According to fragments, there were statues of the twelve gods.
There were statues of her EVERYWHERE.
Below this, on the crosspieces, were statues of those present at the crucifixion.
There were statues of gods everywhere, even on the mountains.
They were not like you . They were statues people could look up to.
In between these windows were statues that were the same height as the windows.
Of this number the great majority were statues of gods, demi-gods, or heroes.
Within the Tomb were statues representing each of the Twelve Tribes.
Next to his wife Epione were statues of his sons Podaleirios and Machaon.
Thinking that they were statues of French kings, they beheaded them.
Also, in Pompeii, there were statues of the goddess Venus wearing a bikini.

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