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scenery
/ ˈsiːnərɪ /
noun
- the natural features of a landscape
- theatre the painted backcloths, stage structures, etc, used to represent a location in a theatre or studio
Word History and Origins
Origin of scenery1
Example Sentences
The cast is uniformly excellent, including the peacocking Washington, chewing the scenery, and the soulful Mescal, looking like the statue of David come to life in fierce, brutal form.
‘Conclave’ costars John Lithgow and Stanley Tucci can masticate the scenery with the best of them.
Conan O’Brien’s series, which premiered in April, gives viewers beautiful scenery and lessons about different countries with the added bonus of making you laugh uncontrollably as he visits international fans who have been featured on his podcast, “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.”
“Needed a change of scenery,” Kesluk says when asked why he moved to New York.
“It sounds like a lot of money when you say it’s $400 million more, but in the big picture, it’s nothing like what Georgia is giving out,” said Gervasi, who added that he is struggling to keep his set and scenery storage business afloat.
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