a scene

Example Sentences

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She said: "Those officers appear to have attended a scene with a belief that they must put anything that is allegedly racially motivated above anything else. And that is absolutely inaccurate, it's wrong."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Brett Ratner, the film’s director, doesn’t seem to understand that the music is supposed to add meaning and emotion to a scene, and the effect is “lazy and off-putting,” Nackenson argues.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

"But you can't leave a scene mid-way... if it is an action scene where fighters are involved, anything can happen... it is not like shutting a laptop and working for an IT company."

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

‘They threw tomatoes’ ”—a reference to a scene in the ad in which she is pelted with the fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Having arrived only the night before from Chicago, Barack was hoping to ride all the way to school with the girls, but he knew it would create too much of a scene.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama