tableaux
- plural of tableau.
Example Sentences
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The London museum highlights the 18th-century painter’s rich, shadowy tableaux, emblematic of their age of intellectual discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
His tableaux don’t always succeed, but when they do, their strangeness hints at things beyond ordinary ken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Think stark pastel tableaux by cinematographer Pasit Tandaechanurat and human performers who act about as energetically as furniture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Unlike military parades in many Western capitals, India's Republic Day also blends displays of its military capability with cultural performances and regional tableaux, projecting both power and diversity.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Obviously it was not Lady Constance; she seemed as dismayed by the content of the tableaux as Penelope was.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
