statement
noun
state·ment
ˈstāt-mənt 
1
2
: the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper
4
: the presentation of a theme in a musical composition
5
: a summary of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
6
: an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usually by nonverbal means
monuments are statements in form and space—
O. B. Hardison, Jr.
O. B. Hardison, Jr.7
: an instruction in a computer program
Examples of statement in a Sentence
His office issued an official statement concerning his departure.
This is his first public statement about the investigation.
I disagree with your earlier statement about my record on this issue.
The advertisement included misleading statements about the product.
The police took the witness's statement.
We have a signed statement from a witness.
The boycott was intended as a political statement.
We'll need to review your recent financial statements.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Exeter Police Department said in a statement that emergency crews responded to a wooded area of the train tracks outbound from the Newfields Road trestle on Monday, June 2, after train officials reported an incident.
—David Chiu, People.com, 4 June 2025
Jamie Ratliff, a spokeswoman for Eversource, said in a statement that customers could expect to see an average savings of $4 a month strictly off the public benefits portion of their bills.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Soliman’s wife, 18-year-old daughter, two minor sons and two minor daughters all are Egyptian citizens, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The Mountain States Anti-Defamation League in a statement noted the ongoing concern.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 4 June 2025
Jamie Ratliff, a spokeswoman for Eversource, said in a statement that customers could expect to see an average savings of $4 a month strictly off the public benefits portion of their bills.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025
Soliman’s wife, 18-year-old daughter, two minor sons and two minor daughters all are Egyptian citizens, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
—Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
The Mountain States Anti-Defamation League in a statement noted the ongoing concern.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for statement
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“Statement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statement. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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statement
noun
state·ment
ˈstāt-mənt
1
: the act or process of stating
2
3
: a brief summarized record of activity in a financial account over a particular period of time
a monthly bank statement
4
: an instruction in a computer program
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