stage set

noun

: scenery and properties designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play

Examples of stage set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From the stage set up in center field in front of the stadium’s fountains, Jelly delivered his customary come-to-Jesus speech. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

American flags lined the back of the red stage set in Statuary Hall. — Jarrell Dillard, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

Tourism should be a bridge into Caymanian life, not a stage set in front of it. — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Bridgers performed on a small circular stage set up to look like a 1970s rec room. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stage set

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