scenes

Example Sentences

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The room is overtaken with projections, scenes of bustling New York traffic paired with bachelor-pad-like guitar riffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Pei’s firm—show dystopian scenes: busted windows, tossed rooms and graffitied walls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

Anne Gust Brown, wife of Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown, tended to shy away from the public, preferring to work behind the scenes as an unpaid aide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026

Known for his indefatigable bonhomie and upbeat mood, Rutte remains much appreciated behind the scenes at NATO.

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

Not many German artists painted domestic scenes at the time; this is from Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman