create a scene
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“And they’re going to start taking pictures, and I didn’t want to create a scene at all. Like, I just really wanted to get the ticket and then go on about my way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024
“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
Tressamer, they agreed, had lost his head through over-excitement, and would probably create a scene in court that afternoon.
From The Queen Against Owen by Allen Upward
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