have a backdrop

Frequency: 6.05.5 per million words

to be situated against a particular background

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Examples (10)

  • The village has a magnificent backdrop of snow-capped peaks.
  • The rooftop restaurant has a stunning backdrop of the city skyline.
  • The novel has a historical backdrop of the American Civil War.
  • The talks had a tense political backdrop of escalating trade disputes.
  • This scene in the play has a simple painted backdrop of a castle wall.
  • Our wedding photos have a beautiful backdrop of the ocean at sunset.
  • For centuries, the city has had the dramatic backdrop of the nearby volcano.
  • The portrait has a soft, blurred backdrop to emphasize the subject's face.
  • The movie has an unsettling backdrop of social decay and corruption.
  • The new campus will have a natural backdrop of preserved woodland.