Sentence examples for telling backdrop from inspiring English sources

The images of bombed cities, dying martyrs and the ubiquitous Iranian flag are a telling backdrop for the national mood as the country inches towards rapprochement with the west.

All of which illustrates a telling backdrop to the current gun-rights debates.

Delhi, Montana, northern England: a new batch of noteworthy debut novels proves as varied as its backdrops, telling stories filled with tension, comedy and risky passion.

"ALICE IN WONDERLAND," an outdoor version of the classic tale told against the backdrop of Flushing Meadows-Corona Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing, Queens

I enjoyed the way the story incorporates ancient legends in a charming love story told against a backdrop of environmental devastation.

At one point in the concert, she sings "Live to Tell" against the backdrop of images of children in Africa and a speeding tally of the number who have been left parentless.

Once the two begin an affair justified, even over-justified, by much sordid behaviour by both their spouses Corrine must choose between family stability for her children and true love.There is nothing implicitly discomfiting about small personal stories told against the backdrop of grand tragedy.

Click here to view American indie demigod Joe Swanberg brings his "mumblecore" movement into the mainstream this week with Drinking Buddies, a story of two intersecting romances (a love quadrilateral, if you will) told against the backdrop of Chicago's craft brewery scene.

Told against the backdrop of Othello, the school play for which Amrith is auditioning, Swimming in the Monsoon Sea follows Amrith as he falls for a Canadian boy who comes to town – setting off a wave of confusion about himself and his identity.

Told against the backdrop of a failed presidential campaign and the spirit of the grassroots movement, the article looks at the success of the Mozilla Foundation and its Firefox Web browser.

The stories often explored classic human themes told against a backdrop of uncompromising urban decay.