plural sceneries
1
: the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage
2
: a picturesque view or landscape
3
: one's usual surroundings
needed a change of scenery
Examples of scenery in a Sentence
She designed the scenery for the play.
The scenery showed a forest.
We went for a drive to enjoy the scenery.
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Half Moon Bay pairs postcard-ready scenery with quietly historic stops: wander the uncrowded redwood giants of Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Of course, nobody is having more fun than Christopher Lloyd as a conniving Klingon Commander chewing every bit of scenery.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Coming off a shaky tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers, George Pickens finds himself with a change of scenery.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Amid a 2-7 start to the season following an ugly 104-67 loss to the Washington Mystics on June 8, Mabrey and Rivers took advantage of a few off days to take a trip down to New York City for a change of scenery.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Of course, nobody is having more fun than Christopher Lloyd as a conniving Klingon Commander chewing every bit of scenery.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 30 June 2025
Coming off a shaky tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers, George Pickens finds himself with a change of scenery.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Amid a 2-7 start to the season following an ugly 104-67 loss to the Washington Mystics on June 8, Mabrey and Rivers took advantage of a few off days to take a trip down to New York City for a change of scenery.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenery. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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scenery
noun
scen·ery
ˈsēn-(ə-)rē 
1
: the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage
2
: a view or landscape resembling a beautiful painting
mountain scenery
3
: one's usual surroundings
needed a change of scenery
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