Thesaurus / surroundings

surroundings

How to use surroundings in a sentence

Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the silent mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.

And our surroundings at that particular moment were not the most favorable to coherent thought or plausible theory-building.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

When his eyes grew accustomed to his surroundings he made out the shape of a native boat moored beneath the wall.

They would have made a good study for an artist, had an artist been at hand to sketch them and their surroundings.

Meanwhile Darry had explained his idea to the others, and they were all eager to view the surroundings of the Gandy stock farm.

No modern improvements broke in on our old-time surroundings—candles lighted us when the long twilight had faded away.

It is said that atheists are bred in slums, and amidst brick walls and unlovely surroundings.

It is safe to say there was no one present who bore quite the attitude which Mrs. Sommers did to her surroundings.

Pride came instantly to her rescue, and in a steady voice she made some comment on the quaintness of the surroundings.

MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMAN

Such words, coming from a blanketed Indian, in such primitive surroundings, passed his comprehension.

MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMAN

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985