How to Use stature in a Sentence

stature

noun
Definition of staturenext
Synonyms for staturenext
  • The university has grown in stature during her time as president.
  • But the 5-foot-10 Young isn’t much like Smith in stature.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Feb. 2024
  • If so, the show has earned its stature – and then some.
    — Gene Seymour, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The Spaniard is slight in stature, which media and fans are fast to mention.
    — Henry Flynn, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
  • As the best player on the team, Ohtani has the stature to make Friedman listen to him.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • As a member of Harlem Spartans, his stature in the scene is set in stone.
    — cleveland, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Romeo says his squad likes to spread the points around to overcome its smaller stature.
    — Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Since the first iteration, the Games have grown in both stature and size.
    — Melissa Perlman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Still, there's one part of the short clip that shows its stubby stature when the Subie enters a dark cave.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2022
  • There’s no sign there of a decline in research stature.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • And now, Roku is trying to boost its stature even further.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Now in its 25th year, SFF has, according to Braun, grown in stature.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 25 Mar. 2023
  • He was told his 4-foot-11 stature and accent would hold him back, but proved the naysaysers wrong.
    — Time, 25 Oct. 2022
  • This won’t be easy — it’s taken on the mythic stature of a Big Secret in your mind.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2024
  • For Wanlov the Kubolor, the recent rise in Ms. Opoku’s public stature has been equal parts joyful and painful.
    — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Kerr had been a lame duck coach up until this point, which is rare for a figure of his stature.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Production of the Lexus LFA may have ceased a decade ago, but its stature has only risen in the years since.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2022
  • But still, this personal blender packs quite a punch for its small stature.
    — Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The song has grown in stature through the years and is now regarded as one of Elton’s classics.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2022
  • With these moves, Musk has ensured that no one of his stature can fill his giant shoes.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • This was a woman of great stature and strong conviction.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2022
  • In the Senate, Romney seemed to grow in stature and fortitude.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Ahead of the draft, Cooley drew some comparisons to Keller because of his play and his 5-foot-10 stature.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2022
  • Harry's House, Styles' third album, is a pop album because of the stature of its star.
    — Maura Johnston, EW.com, 16 May 2022
  • The family moved to public housing in East Harlem where Mr. Morales, who is small in stature, learned to fight.
    — New York Times, 13 May 2022
  • In truth, Powell, shorter than Teller in stature and blessed with a too-perfect grin, is the Cruisier of the two.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2022
  • Their jokes about Ed's short stature mostly had Ed laughing along.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The album has gained stature over the decades, hailed by Rolling Stone and others as one of the most important rock albums of all-time.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
  • And the intimacy within its epic stature reminds me of David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Instead, this is a home of stature and history that very much embraces its sense of place in the one-time capital city of Canada: emerging from the old world into the new.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

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