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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Robert hasn't been great this season, but a change of scenery in a winning situation could work wonders for him.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
This vast, open region of southern Portugal is characterized by its raw, unhurried beauty—inland, the scenery transitions into sprawling pine forests and ancient cork oak woodlands, while salt fields near the coastline glisten under the sun and the scent of the sea lingers in the breeze.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
The hike offers beautiful forest scenery and some moderate elevation changes.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025
Benjamin Pearcy, a video and visual effects designer, said one of the biggest challenges in making the ship appear out of nowhere was ensuring that audiences couldn’t tell the difference between the physical scenery and light that creates the illusion of space.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
This vast, open region of southern Portugal is characterized by its raw, unhurried beauty—inland, the scenery transitions into sprawling pine forests and ancient cork oak woodlands, while salt fields near the coastline glisten under the sun and the scent of the sea lingers in the breeze.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
The hike offers beautiful forest scenery and some moderate elevation changes.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025
Benjamin Pearcy, a video and visual effects designer, said one of the biggest challenges in making the ship appear out of nowhere was ensuring that audiences couldn’t tell the difference between the physical scenery and light that creates the illusion of space.
—Erik Piepenburg, New York Times, 14 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 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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