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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This change in scenery will also carry a change in format and a shift in focus, with next year’s London set confab to accent networking over exhibition.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
So much waste, out in the open, has been a background feature in the city’s scenery for decades.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The ocean alone is a sight to behold, and the coastal sage scrub growing along the cliffs and trail add pops of greens, yellows and oranges to the otherwise blue scenery.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Damon got his tattoo on his bicep while sprawled out on the table next to an infinity pool overlooking the scenery.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
This appreciation for all things Parisian and petite is a firm tenet of Cooper’s style, proven by the bounty of miniature cups and saucers stacked on shelves, flaky palmiers and frames of romantic French scenery scattered along the walls.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
The scenery is meant to approximate what the land might have looked like to those sold down the river.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
In the middle of all that Saratoga scenery is an undefeated basketball team, one that will take a 30-0 record into this weekend’s community college Elite Eight state championships in Southern California, a three-day tournament to determine the No. 1 team in the state.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
What was this episode’s change of scenery like for you?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
So much waste, out in the open, has been a background feature in the city’s scenery for decades.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
The ocean alone is a sight to behold, and the coastal sage scrub growing along the cliffs and trail add pops of greens, yellows and oranges to the otherwise blue scenery.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2024
Damon got his tattoo on his bicep while sprawled out on the table next to an infinity pool overlooking the scenery.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
This appreciation for all things Parisian and petite is a firm tenet of Cooper’s style, proven by the bounty of miniature cups and saucers stacked on shelves, flaky palmiers and frames of romantic French scenery scattered along the walls.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2024
The scenery is meant to approximate what the land might have looked like to those sold down the river.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
In the middle of all that Saratoga scenery is an undefeated basketball team, one that will take a 30-0 record into this weekend’s community college Elite Eight state championships in Southern California, a three-day tournament to determine the No. 1 team in the state.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
What was this episode’s change of scenery like for you?
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenery. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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