create a scene
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“Setting the table became a real creative outlet for me. I love starting with the blank slate and getting to mix and match and create a scene fit for a wonderful meal.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022
Defense attorneys said Price’s brother was resisting arrest and helped create a scene of danger and chaos that Moreno was reacting to.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2022
I didn’t want to create a scene, but I couldn’t help but think: This is beneath me, to sit here pretending I am OK with Generalissimo Wintour.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2020
Staff and parents used a granite boulder and trees that were damaged during storm Ophelia to create a scene of devastation in the playground.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2017
It is better to go through with it than create a scene which will give everyone a low opinion of the service.
From The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 by United States. Dept. of Defense
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