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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The change of scenery freed the author to rattle herself in the service of her art and, despite continuing to question her abilities, finally declare pride in her fiction.
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Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Spectacular scenery certainly helps, as the story traverses from dusty Andean plains to harrowing mountain roads to capital city La Paz.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Aug. 2025
Samuel ended up finding himself with a change of scenery this offseason, being dealt to a Commanders team eager to be a contender in the NFC.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the change of scenery will spur Correa, who just witnessed a complete collapse in Minnesota while, along with Byron Buxton, existing as the focal point of the Twins’ lineup.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2025
Spectacular scenery certainly helps, as the story traverses from dusty Andean plains to harrowing mountain roads to capital city La Paz.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Aug. 2025
Samuel ended up finding himself with a change of scenery this offseason, being dealt to a Commanders team eager to be a contender in the NFC.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Perhaps the change of scenery will spur Correa, who just witnessed a complete collapse in Minnesota while, along with Byron Buxton, existing as the focal point of the Twins’ lineup.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scenery
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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenery. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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