How to Use backdrop in a Sentence

backdrop

noun
  • The city provides the backdrop for the love story.
  • The novel unfolds against a backdrop of war.
  • The mountains provided a perfect backdrop for the wedding photos.
  • The land is no longer a backdrop.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Our homes are a backdrop to our lives.
    — Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the backdrop for this board.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The ocean isn’t just a backdrop.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The backdrop of her videos has changed but not all that much.
    — Ana Calderone, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Add to that all of the protests, all against the backdrop of the midterms.
    — NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Had there been a border wall in the backdrop?
    — Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Against that backdrop, would Dover be able to break through?
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • His show begins with a white cloth backdrop across the stage.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • This crisis is the backdrop of the film.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
  • What makes that notable, of course, is the backdrop.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 20 May 2026
  • Against that backdrop, certain names fell very far over the week.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The crypto sell-off at the end of the year came against that backdrop.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Love stories set in the backdrop of war are not just the stuff of movies.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • Bright stars sparkle against the deep blackish-blue backdrop of space.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Some of them even have cool features, like fold-out backdrops or games!
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The buildings are just the backdrop.
    — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Use it as a backdrop to highlight a striking piece of wall decor.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2023
  • In this way they were forced to provide the backdrop to murder.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The movie tapped various spots in the area for its quaint backdrops.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Against this backdrop, the son made a curious choice of his own.
    — Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The agreement was signed with a backdrop of a world dealing with crises.
    — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Tran matched the rest of her ensemble to the heels and the backdrop at the event.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Will those same places later serve as ironic backdrops for bloody shootouts?
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Against this backdrop, Jerusalem felt to me less like a play than a prophecy.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 14 June 2022
  • The film’s backdrop is seemingly one room and the many life events that take place in it.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Pair with white pumpkins for a neutral backdrop.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025

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