Late at night, dark figures moved silently between the abandoned warehouses.

In the dim studio, several antique lay figures stood propped against the wall, their cracked joints frozen in awkward poses.

The conference attracted big figures from politics and business who shared their insights.

Throughout my childhood, the teacher and the neighbor served as father-figures I could rely on.

The students experimented with figure poems, arranging words to outline trees, stars, and waves.

The conservatory library has several rare manuscripts of figured basses that date back to the 17th century.

The controversial politician and celebrity became hate figures after the scandal broke.

Lichtenberg figures traced delicate, branching paths across the resin, testifying to the violent beauty of the electrical discharge.

At the winter festival, volunteers shaped dozens of snow figures to decorate the park.

The mayor had become little more than a figure-head while the council made all the decisions.