change of scenery

collocation in English

meaningsofchangeandscenery

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change
noun
uk
/tʃeɪndʒ/us
/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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scenery
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsiː.nər.i/us
/ˈsiː.nɚ.i/
the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it ...
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(Definition ofchangeandsceneryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchange of scenery

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Thechangeofsceneryand opportunity to get out of the house provided by day care were valued.
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These first two scenes, which produced some irregularity against the unity of place by achangeofsceneryin a single act, were cut.
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That is, in all cases, either a character instigates thechangeofscenery, or the change is explained by some other means in the course of the tragedy.
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How, then, thechangeofscenerywill affect the economic position of the people in the district is meantime uncertain.
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It is essential for the wellbeing of people that they should get away from time to time and have achangeofsceneryand companions.
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We want to make it as easy as possible for people to have achangeofscenery.
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We look for achangeofscenery, sunshine in winter, and for that you have to go a long way.
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It is essential for the well-being of people that they should get away from time to time and have achangeofsceneryand companions.
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I am sure he is glad of thechangeofscenery.
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Those camps should offer a goodchangeofscenery, because a visit to such camps often takes the place of a soldier's one and only holiday during the year.
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Apart from thechangeofscenery, the winter scenario also features the additional challenge of slippery roads.
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He sometimes goes into hospital or takes a break or has achangeofsceneryto recharge his batteries.
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It's such a drasticchangeofsceneryand tone it's hard to say whether this is genius or madness.
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Achangeofscenerycan often help in addition to reassurance.
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They offer little in beauty but may be a welcomechangeofsceneryand terrain.
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He was so much shaken in health that he decided to go abroad, thinking that achangeofscenerywould be beneficial.
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He's a good hitter and needs achangeofscenery.
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While there are few characters and littlechangeofscenery, enormous cocktail parties, balls, and jumble sales seemed to be in progress just out of sight.
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Taylor decided to try being a solo act and achangeofscenery.
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