stage setting
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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While you're at home watching the introductory videos known as postcards, dozens of people swarm the stage, setting the scene for whatever comes next.
From BBC • May 14, 2025
But it might not be too soon to dream about a share of the world soccer stage setting up in Seattle, five years hence.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021
Others are built into the movie, like the suspiciously theatrical lighting that makes Jessie’s prison / room look like a stage setting, or the conscious artificiality of the whole story.
From The Verge • Sep. 26, 2017
Perhaps Mr. Fontana just had a lot of stage setting to do, and the show will pick up steam.
From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2012
The whole household seemed so reasonable, she had to keep reminding herself it was all a stage setting in some kind of elaborate dream.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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