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
Recent Examples on the Web
Though only rising to 1,700 feet, Green Mountain has 25 miles of trails and, at the top, provides its companions with views of both the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, the Seattle cityscape, and Mount Tahoma.
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The mural, which depicts a New York cityscape through venetian blinds, is the work of SuZen, a 78-year-old multimedia artist who received a $10,000 public grant for the piece in 1984.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 31 May 2024
His cityscapes are a multiethnic menagerie spilling over with the rough bustle of street life.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Even compared to its glowing sunset views of the cityscape, the two-story treehouse, no doubt built for the couple’s four kids, is arguably the highlight of the grounds.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
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Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024
The mural, which depicts a New York cityscape through venetian blinds, is the work of SuZen, a 78-year-old multimedia artist who received a $10,000 public grant for the piece in 1984.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 31 May 2024
His cityscapes are a multiethnic menagerie spilling over with the rough bustle of street life.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Even compared to its glowing sunset views of the cityscape, the two-story treehouse, no doubt built for the couple’s four kids, is arguably the highlight of the grounds.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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