Sentence examples for old backdrop from inspiring English sources

But on the other side, we have two candidates whose many differences begin at the superficial: one is young and black, one is old and white, and against the same old backdrop, suddenly you notice.

The stiffness and formality of the poses, the dusty old backdrops, the faded precision of the photographs, even the women's makeup and inexpressiveness lend the images a kind of stilted and touching sadness as well as a wry humour.

I sit at her desk in her office looking out her large window: Give me the huge actual clouds of the Republic and not the meagre udders of water vapor painted on the old backdrops the Republic Studio used in John Wayne's day.

Look for photographers selling their old backdrops on sites like Craigslist.

Its residents' colorful and often stylish clothes will look jarring against this new-old backdrop.

Political pressure is an age-old backdrop to Supreme Court appointments, and for Ginsburg it is likely to accelerate before the November 2014 congressional elections that could alter the Democratic dominance of the Senate.

Yet amid this Old World backdrop there is the buzz of a city brimming with exuberance.

Compare now Avi's boy protagonist, stick-wielding female sidekick, turn-of-the-previous-century New York setting and eccentric detective with Moriarty's boy protagonist, baseball bat-wielding female sidekick, old New York backdrop and eccentric authority figure.

It bloodied Davy Jones' pretty-boy face in a boxing match, had Peter admitting in a religious-like vision he was always meant to be "the dummy," later using Peter to espouse complex and possibly meaningless philosophies, and saw Micky refuse to participate in yet another "dumb skit," walking through an old West backdrop and ruining it.

I borrowed old historical backdrops from the museum, and period costumes from a TV wardrobe department.

This is a difficult play, with a heavy hand and a century-old political backdrop; this brand of working-class realism was rare in the early 20th century.