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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Located on Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, Sewanee promises picturesque scenery to swoon over.
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
But Jia’s footage of this particular scenery is even older than that: His team captured it while shooting his 2006 film Still Life, in which Zhao played, again, a woman looking for a man named Bin.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
The magnificent New Zealand scenery showcased in the movies has drawn millions of international tourists, with the airport’s eagle sculptures turning into an iconic feature.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Mamet never takes advantage of film’s capacity to offer a more naturalistic portrayal of human life, and watching two men chew scenery for 20 uninterrupted minutes in an office seems considerably goofier when it’s shot in high definition.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 May 2025
But Jia’s footage of this particular scenery is even older than that: His team captured it while shooting his 2006 film Still Life, in which Zhao played, again, a woman looking for a man named Bin.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
The magnificent New Zealand scenery showcased in the movies has drawn millions of international tourists, with the airport’s eagle sculptures turning into an iconic feature.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Mamet never takes advantage of film’s capacity to offer a more naturalistic portrayal of human life, and watching two men chew scenery for 20 uninterrupted minutes in an office seems considerably goofier when it’s shot in high definition.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenery. Accessed 22 May. 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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