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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Through the fog of its incessant sociopolitical incoherence (also nothing short of ur-typical of the militant-spy genre), each episode delivers an even mix of A-list scenery chewing, insane dialogue, and small-screen action that actually kinda rips.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The film features scene after scene of Hanks running through some of the country’s most remarkable scenery, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and Utah’s Monument Valley.
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If there is one thing known about Marvel is that no detail is perchance: scenery, wardrobe, little lines of dialogue here and there.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Created by Tony McNamara, who earned Oscar nominations for his writing work on both The Favourite and Poor Things, The Great offers the same combination of lush costumes and scenery mixed with a biting commentary on the world, and a woman’s place in it.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
The film features scene after scene of Hanks running through some of the country’s most remarkable scenery, including the Blue Ridge Parkway and Utah’s Monument Valley.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
If there is one thing known about Marvel is that no detail is perchance: scenery, wardrobe, little lines of dialogue here and there.
—Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenery. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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