mannequin
noun
man·ne·quin
ˈma-ni-kən 
1
: an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's lay figure
also
: a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes
2
: one employed to model clothing
Examples of mannequin in a Sentence
the mannequin over there looks so real
mannequins striding down the catwalk in the designer's spring collection
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There are mannequins with giant tennis balls for heads in Mary’s Living & Giving charity shop; Italian food shop Vallebona has pillars made out of tennis balls topped by cheese wheels.
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Resting in the corner of her apartment across from her full-length mirror, Bellew's mannequin is the upper half and waist of a woman's body.
—Katie Hill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
The company was able to compete by placing a mannequin inside their exoskeleton and still won first place in two disciplines at Humanoids 24.
—Borislav "bobby" Marinov, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, objects ranging from hat forms to old mannequins were stored in a facility in a suburb of Paris.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Resting in the corner of her apartment across from her full-length mirror, Bellew's mannequin is the upper half and waist of a woman's body.
—Katie Hill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
The company was able to compete by placing a mannequin inside their exoskeleton and still won first place in two disciplines at Humanoids 24.
—Borislav "bobby" Marinov, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, objects ranging from hat forms to old mannequins were stored in a facility in a suburb of Paris.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mannequin
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“Mannequin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mannequin. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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mannequin
noun
man·ne·quin
ˈman-i-kən
1
: an artist's, tailor's, or dressmaker's jointed figure of the human body
2
: a form representing the human figure used especially for displaying clothes
3
: a person employed to model clothing
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