Sentence examples for striking backdrop from inspiring English sources

The final crashing sound is accompanied by a startling red flash from David Finley, the lighting designer, upon Harry Feiner's striking backdrop of Cubo-Futurist aqueducts.

The bombing came during a series of fierce hailstorms, adding a striking backdrop to the scene of the broken storefront and the armies of investigators and rescue workers.

There are 17,000 kinds of plants here, including many of the woody shrubs and trees that Mr. Avent grows as a habitat and striking backdrop for his perennials.

Show 'n' Style Car Show and Arena Hop: Santa Barbara, Calif., Sunday Set amid the striking backdrop of Santa Barbara's coastal mountain range, the event features lowriders and Latin-themed hot rods.

On a recent Friday, as the train headed away from the striking backdrop of Manhattan and the slate-gray sky finally opened up with rain, a somewhat diminished smorgasbord was laid out across two of the car's luggage racks.

In Chelsea, it has another striking backdrop: the skylit cathedral ceiling at the main branch of the Paula Cooper Gallery.

The piece is striking against the backdrop of an election that has brought anti-immigrant rhetoric to the forefront of the presidential campaign – particularly for Dearborn.

The attackers struck against the backdrop of increasingly bold rebel assaults in the Damascus area and an accelerated pace of high-level defections from Mr. Assad's military.

The deal was struck against the backdrop of tense negotiations over the Iranian nuclear program between the Islamic Republic and the US, which Israeli president Benjamin Netanyahu has waged a fierce campaign against.

Against this backdrop, it's striking that the Republicans controlling Congress and the White House champion huge tax cuts for the wealthy and oppose any increase in the minimum wage.

The automobiles are the stars here, but the backdrops are equally striking.