Sentence examples for contemporary setting from inspiring English sources

The terms in which the play's characters describe the roles of men and women seem out of place in a literally contemporary setting.

I first heard "Ye Ye" in a thoroughly contemporary setting.

I always wanted to write classic whodunits in a contemporary setting.

What felt appealing about playing with these mythological tropes in a contemporary setting?

"Nobody Walks," by contrast, puts a sound man in a more contemporary setting.

In giving "A Doll's House" a contemporary setting, Mr. Edelstein makes Nora controversial again.

Despite its contemporary setting, Needlework has the timeless feeling of a fable.

The problem here is not the virtual space, but the contemporary setting.

ATMOSPHERE -- Spanish tapas dishes, both traditional and updated, served in a spare, contemporary setting.

Akram Khan's new Giselle tells the same story, but updates it to a starkly contemporary setting.

Design for Living by Noel Coward, in a contemporary setting, at the Royal Exchange in Manchester.