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
Synonyms 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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Italy brings the scenery, a heady dose of history, its heralded cuisine, and delicious wine, plus an appreciation of the good life that makes small moments feel like big deals.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
The resort seems to have an innate understanding that the truest method of relaxation is admiring and engaging with the scenery.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Each Halloween, kids in our part of town flock to this stretch for the scenery and outsized Halloween decorations.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Even the mountain overlooking my Tempe apartment complex was an impressive sight, both for him on his visit and for me after moving here, a welcome change of scenery compared with the flat terrain of Florida.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 2025
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
The resort seems to have an innate understanding that the truest method of relaxation is admiring and engaging with the scenery.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Each Halloween, kids in our part of town flock to this stretch for the scenery and outsized Halloween decorations.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
Even the mountain overlooking my Tempe apartment complex was an impressive sight, both for him on his visit and for me after moving here, a welcome change of scenery compared with the flat terrain of Florida.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 22 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 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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