stage effect
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stage effect
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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A sweet stage effect embroiders the evening’s final moments, as Celie’s happiness reaches full flower.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
The one-ton, 6,000-bead chandelier is not only Broadway’s most famous stage effect, but also its oldest.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
A stage effect didn’t quite work, and Ms. Levy noticed.
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2017
The street lamps were lit against a sky still light, a stage effect that almost makes me cry.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2012
For the dripping Peckover was still holding tenaciously on to the side of the punt, with a fixity of purpose which no mere considerations of stage effect seemed likely to dispose him to relax.
From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William
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