English example sentences with "backdrop"

In the leaden backdrop of the dawn, the horseman stands in silence, the long mane of his horse, disheveled by the wind.
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The planning committee was charged with collecting and analyzing information and using it as the backdrop for determining those actions that would best help the Association to fulfill its mission.
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Mary's white bridal gown against the backdrop of the white marble wall virtually made her disappear.
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The influx of Chinese tourists was mainly prompted by the popular Japanese animator and movie director Hayao Miyazaki, who used Civita as a backdrop for the Oscar-award winning feature film, The Enchanted City.
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Alessandro Manzoni’s 1840 novel "The Betrothed" ("I Promessi Sposi") is set against the backdrop of a plague that struck the villages around Milan and then advanced into the city itself in 1630.
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Against a backdrop of what many would consider insurmountable odds, Joseph Hayne Rainey, born enslaved, entered the Capitol building as the first African American member of the U.S House of Representatives in December 1870.
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Rice was born in New Orleans and the city became the backdrop for many of her books.
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The conference is taking place against the backdrop of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Pam last week in Vanuatu.
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Robert went crashing into the backdrop.
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The starlit sky was a backdrop to Adriano's romantic proposal.
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Republicans went more traditional, using a classic Roman-columned auditorium not far from the White House for the backdrop of many of their recorded speeches.
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For the last year, the deli that this Egyptian-American owns in New York has been the backdrop to on-air discussions on U.S. foreign policy and Middle Eastern affairs that are broadcast in Egypt.
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The view of the vast petrified sand dunes against the backdrop of the snow-clad La Sal Mountain in the distance is worth every bit of effort to conquer the treacherous trail.
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Set against the exotic and ultramodern backdrop of Singapore, the film rewards its audience with an uplifting modern day fairy tale.
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This waterfall is an amazing backdrop for pictures.
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