How to Use scene in a Sentence

scene

noun
Definition of scenenext
Synonyms for scenenext
  • Police are now at the scene.
  • The play's opening scene takes place in the courtyard.
  • The actor was nervous about his big scene.
  • And in the opening scene, in which rangers of the Night’s Watch find bodies in the snow?
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2023
  • Three of them died at the scene, and the fourth died at the hospital.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The man was pronounced dead at the scene, the statement said.
    — Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Instead of pulling over, the woman claimed to TMZ that Busey left the scene.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Both men were found in the roadway, and died at the scene, police said.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • All of which is to say: These scenes are not known for romance.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Steven Mills arrived at the crash scene and found an SUV in flames.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Hayes was pronounced dead at the scene due to a head injury.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Williams fled after the shooting, and Choi died at the scene, the complaint said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
  • The man died at the scene, and Palomo was taken to the hospital.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The suspect was injured and received care at the scene.
    — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Reed broke onto the literary scene in the 1960s in New York.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Police who were already staged around the parade rushed to the scene.
    — Hyojung Kim, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Yet behind the scenes the sisters felt trapped in a nightmare.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Perez was struck at least twice, McManus said, and was declared dead at the scene.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
  • What was the most emotional scene for you while making the film?
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The shell casing was said to be consistent with those found at the scene of the Aug. 15 shooting.
    — Tom Sissom, arkansasonline.com, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The final scene in the movie shows the doctor injecting the man's blood into a rat.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • But Megan’s actions and even the first half of her scene with Adam don’t make sense without that guilt.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Other characters in archival clips, Mikey and Tina in a piece of a new scene.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
  • And that last scene with Paige [Spara] certainly felt like that.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • The scene was processed and the body was released to the county Coroner's Office.
    — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The suspect then stole her purse and valuables and is seen fleeing the scene on the surveillance footage.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Martin was the sole occupant and was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
  • One of the most moving scenes is their denial of this contract to their own children.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel, police said.
    — Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • More basic fires, about 75% or so, are investigated by a fire officer at the scene who can determine how a fire started.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024

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