How to Use surroundings in a Sentence

surroundings

plural noun
  • Take breaks to pause and admire your surroundings and the fresh air.
    Melanie Pinola, Star Tribune, 16 July 2021
  • Look at your surroundings and ask yourself what no longer serves you.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The earth tones are nice touch and this cooler blends in with its surroundings.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Their eyes, so used to their new dim surroundings, hurt in the sunlight.
    Loveday Morris and Anastacia Galouchka, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • But mind your surroundings — as there's still plenty of puss.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Perez was the type of person who always thought ahead, was aware of his surroundings.
    Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • To finish this up, please send an image of the vine in the pot along with its surroundings.
    oregonlive, 23 Aug. 2020
  • The court also needed the right surroundings to meet script needs.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2022
  • But in real life, a spy has to merge into his or her surroundings like a whisper.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Being able to open up the top flap and stand up for an extra-high view of the surroundings was nice, too.
    Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Oct. 2022
  • This one feels like a way of rooting myself to my surroundings and the seasons.
    Catie Marron, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • And as his surroundings become familiar, so too is his voice on the team.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Mar. 2022
  • The crossing will blend with the surroundings and be covered in soil and native plants.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 23 Apr. 2022
  • But at least five litters of pups have been born to those that settled into their new surroundings.
    John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Jonas exits the cave and takes in his surroundings as Martha enters school.
    Ashley Chervinski, refinery29.com, 28 June 2020
  • Film buffs and baseball fans from across the country visit the field and its surroundings.
    Tommy Birch, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Some members of the group try to cover their tracks while others try to adapt to their new surroundings.
    Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Eager to share criticisms of the play, this was the first time fans felt around their surroundings.
    Lee Bosch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The resulting room is a place where laundry seems like less of a chore, thanks to the chic surroundings.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 24 Nov. 2020
  • For several hours Munn searched the surroundings about the store but no trace could be found.
    Roger Simmons, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Meanwhile, Ahmed is trying to get used to his new surroundings.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The surroundings are so dimly lit that the actresses are barely even seen in some scenes.
    Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 23 Jan. 2022
  • At the end of the day, the best way to stay safe at a protest is to pay attention to your surroundings and keep your wits about you.
    Popular Science, 12 June 2020
  • In this case, shed doesn’t mean put in the tool shed but rather release or expulse the live virus into your surroundings.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 May 2021
  • This is the fourth and final stop of this traveling show, which has adapted to each of its surroundings.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2022
  • This study helps add to the big picture of how animals have evolved and adapted to their surroundings over time.
    Sara Harrison, Wired, 29 Oct. 2020
  • As the dust settled, the building and much of its surroundings re-emerged, reduced to rubble.
    The Economist, 18 June 2020
  • From lights to bigger displays, the soon-to-be 7-year-old looked to enjoy the spooky surroundings.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2022
  • McCutchen says she's had to learn to slow down and enjoy her surroundings rather than rushing from place to place.
    Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Those first weeks, Rozsa would walk along Callaghan Road and explore her new surroundings.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2021

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