| backdrop definition 1 | a setting or context |
| backdrop synonyms | background, setting, milieu, environment, framework, circumstances |
backdrop in a sentence |
From Bollywood to Hollywood, filmmakers have always needed New York City as a backdrop for every genre, musical, drama, action and thriller. (source: Voice of America newscast) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that this year’s meeting took place against the backdrop of large-scale change in North Africa and the Middle East. (source: Voice of America newscast) Huntsman made his announcement in New Jersey with the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop, the same location where Ronald Reagan announced his White House candidacy in 1980. (source: Voice of America newscast) The latest incidents in London have been the backdrop for passionate debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on reauthorizing key portions of the Patriot Act (source: Voice of America newscast) The writer Carolyn looks at life in Los Angeles against a backdrop of terrorism in her latest novel, There Will Never Be Another You. (source: Voice of America newscast) Mr. Obama says that he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to work to "shape a common response" on Iran against the backdrop of the nuclear report. (source: Voice of America newscast) The commanders gathered in the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi against the backdrop of growing American allegations that the Pakistan army’s spy agency, the ISI, is assisting the militant Haqqani network to launch attacks on U.S. targets in neighboring Afghanistan. (source: Voice of America newscast) Against a backdrop of high unemployment and national anxiety over a weak economy, President Barack Obama will go before a joint session of the U.S. Congress to propose a major jobs initiative. (source: Voice of America newscast) The protests in Saudi Arabia take place against the backdrop of an absolute monarchy, in which King Abdullah and senior princes function as the supreme decision makers. (source: Voice of America newscast) |
| backdrop definition 2 | painted cloth hung at the back of a stage to give appropriate background |
| backdrop synonyms | backcloth, background, scenery |
backdrop in a sentence |
On the dark backdrop on stage, video-projected stars shine against a stark night sky. (source: Voice of America newscast) |
