Definitions

set piece

[set pees] / ˈsɛt ˌpis /

NOUN

piece of scenery; formal work of art

Synonyms

STRONGEST

scenery tableau

WEAK

ceremony stage set

Example Sentences

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Spurs have badly lacked for creativity from open play throughout Frank's first season but have compensated thanks to their strength from set pieces.

From Barron's

Mr. Besson’s chief innovation is to take the basic story and support it with grandiose set pieces relying heavily on digital effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The fact that they also inhabited the movie was tremendously important to us. When it came to the set pieces we could ask, ‘What’s real?

From Los Angeles Times

"In the Premier League, you see a lot more long throw-ins, set pieces - it's become a lot slower and more set piece based, I would say."

From BBC

The “To be, or not to be” monologue came across as a rhetorical set piece that Hamlet has been polishing for ages.

From Los Angeles Times