Sentence examples for bizarre backdrop from inspiring English sources

Against that bizarre backdrop, the Knicks rolled to a 96-80 routhatat only added to the Magic's woes.

West Virginia's game against Notre Dame had a bizarre backdrop after the Mountaineers' football coach, Bill Stewart, made controversial comments to a local television station.

With the dunes as a bizarre backdrop, the bison rolled in the dust, nuzzled their rust-colored calves and gave us the opportunity to explain "hanky-panky" to the children.

It's there in the uncomfortably tight corsets, bizarre backdrops showing sushi, and the bit in Untouchable where the live band suddenly sound like they're playing in a working men's club in Preston.

Beaches packed with people are often full of incongruous comedy; the socks and sandals on a hot day, the sleeping figures under newspapers, the bizarre backdrops behind the swimsuits.

Empty arenas and stadiums in Athens offer a bizarre television backdrop for the Summer Olympics -- one that cannot be avoided by NBC, which has shown vistas of unfilled seats that have greeted athletes in gymnastics, boxing, soccer, table tennis and kayaking.

Ms. Hardwicke performed her dance in front of a backdrop of bizarre collages, pop-up cards and a model of her design.

The backdrop was the bizarre tale of the professional wrestler Christopher Benoit who during one weekend last month killed his wife, Nancy, and later his son and himself.

The relative success of Mr. Jackson's new music -- particularly against a backdrop of scandal and bizarre behavior -- is testament to the loyalty of his hard-core fans.

This gathering was set against the backdrop of Sin City, the most startling, bizarre and artificial landscape on the continent.

This listed all kinds of recriminations against the central bank, including plenty of bizarre ones such as "crimes against humanity", scrolled down against a backdrop of eerie face masks that have become Anonymous's calling card (see picture above).Hacktivists' assaults on state targets have prompted governments to try rounding them up.