cityscape
noun
city·scape
ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp 
1
: a city viewed as a scene
2
: an artistic representation of a city
3
: an urban environment
a cityscape cluttered with factories
Examples of cityscape in a Sentence
The cityscape is cluttered with factories.
a photographer who does mostly cityscapes
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One is a painting of a pink tree facing a cityscape.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Set against a nocturnal cityscape, Garner is portrayed up-close styling Gucci silk scarves around her head and neck.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
That the movie’s aesthetic has etched itself so deeply into our collective consciousness owes, in large part, to Syd Mead, the legendary concept artist and industrial designer who dreamed up the film’s decaying Los Angeles — a neo-noir visual cityscape that felt both distant and just within reach.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The two lone wolves traverse a wasteland of vast canyons, derelict cityscapes and blazing oil fields, digitally rendered on blue screens.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Set against a nocturnal cityscape, Garner is portrayed up-close styling Gucci silk scarves around her head and neck.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
That the movie’s aesthetic has etched itself so deeply into our collective consciousness owes, in large part, to Syd Mead, the legendary concept artist and industrial designer who dreamed up the film’s decaying Los Angeles — a neo-noir visual cityscape that felt both distant and just within reach.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The two lone wolves traverse a wasteland of vast canyons, derelict cityscapes and blazing oil fields, digitally rendered on blue screens.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cityscape
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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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