tableau

Example Sentences

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Thanks, baseball, for creating the tableau for the Dodgers’ 13 most memorable playoff moments, one for every win, one for every scream, one for every occasion when you thought it couldn’t get any crazier.

From Los Angeles Times

The overeager holiday helper — that perennial character in the Thanksgiving tableau.

From Salon

It can all seem so flawless in that golden moment before the guests arrive, though the presence of actual people quickly complicates any Thanksgiving tableau.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s a fleeting tableau, but it reveals the whole story: even the most forsaken creation reaches for connection the moment he’s given something warm to hold in his hands.

From Salon

Such debates are the heart of the Western’s tableau, stories that ultimately come down to survivalist clashes of will and character, determining who gets to shape a culture’s story.

From Salon