stage set

noun

: scenery and properties designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play

Examples of stage set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thus was the stage set for a total collision of Kurdish military-political entities: three years into the Iran-Iraq war, in 1983, the KDP aided Tehran’s fight against Baghdad while the PUK aligned with Saddam. Behnam Ben Taleblu, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2017 The Los Angeles debut opens with an elaborate stage set that replicates façades of tidy row houses in Camden, N.J., just across the river from Philly, where the artist was born in 1971. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024 No costumes, no stage set, no smoke and mirrors, no audience of course. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024 The vibe: First impressions are everything, and Out of Office is a stage set for date night. Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stage set 

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Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stage set was in 1861

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“Stage set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stage%20set. Accessed 3 Jul. 2024.

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