Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Cherry Orchard, The

American  

noun

  1. a play (1904) by Chekhov.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Her other stage credits include “The Cherry Orchard,” “The Cemetery Club” and — in her final role on Broadway in 2010 — “The Miracle Worker.”

From Los Angeles Times

They could play for hours in a cherry orchard the family planted beside their home in Elizabeth Lake, in the hills east of Lancaster.

From Los Angeles Times

Not far from the cherry orchard, the residents of the Shady Rest mobile home park came home in the afternoon to find neither shade nor rest.

From New York Times

Andrei Gelasimov’s The Lying Year is a dark poignant comedy set in 1990s Moscow that explores – like Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard – the moral confusion of a world in flux.

From The Guardian

In place of Chekov’s cherry orchard, the rural estate at risk is a hunting lodge in upstate New York.

From Los Angeles Times