cityscape
noun
city·scape
ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp 
1
: a city viewed as a scene
2
: an artistic representation of a city
3
: an urban environment
a cityscape cluttered with factories
Examples of cityscape in a Sentence
The cityscape is cluttered with factories.
a photographer who does mostly cityscapes
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The futuristic worlds that she’s created reflect that, from the dark and dismal cityscapes to the authoritarian prisoner ships run entirely by soulless robots.
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Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Ové has conceived a cityscape populated by toy figurines of animals and people weaving their way through a gridlock of toy cars and trucks in a rainbow of colours.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The footage shows a pair of orcas bobbing up and down in the water, while swimming past a boat, against an urban backdrop of the Vancouver cityscape.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The art of finding locations In many of Kim’s photographs, bleak cityscapes loom in the background, while lively leisurely pursuits take place in the foreground, producing a stark contrast between the pressures of daily life and the moments of joy that punctuate it.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Wilson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Ové has conceived a cityscape populated by toy figurines of animals and people weaving their way through a gridlock of toy cars and trucks in a rainbow of colours.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
The footage shows a pair of orcas bobbing up and down in the water, while swimming past a boat, against an urban backdrop of the Vancouver cityscape.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The art of finding locations In many of Kim’s photographs, bleak cityscapes loom in the background, while lively leisurely pursuits take place in the foreground, producing a stark contrast between the pressures of daily life and the moments of joy that punctuate it.
—Hanna Park, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cityscape
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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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