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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Take time to stroll along the riverfront for some of the best fall scenery in town.
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Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
As a few quarterbacks could tell you, sometimes a change of scenery leads to a fairy-tale ending.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Stephen Frears’s Gothic drama is, to be fair, rather watchable — atmospheric and melancholic, with John Malkovich clearly getting a kick out of chewing any and all available scenery.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Mike Buckley designed the simple but effective Bulgarian home scenery, Nathan Pierson designed lighting, Jemima Dutra designed costumes, Gilmour Smyth designed sound and Patrick Duffy was sound engineer.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
As a few quarterbacks could tell you, sometimes a change of scenery leads to a fairy-tale ending.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Stephen Frears’s Gothic drama is, to be fair, rather watchable — atmospheric and melancholic, with John Malkovich clearly getting a kick out of chewing any and all available scenery.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Mike Buckley designed the simple but effective Bulgarian home scenery, Nathan Pierson designed lighting, Jemima Dutra designed costumes, Gilmour Smyth designed sound and Patrick Duffy was sound engineer.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenery. Accessed 16 Oct. 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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