Examples of 'set-piece' in a sentence

Meaning of "set-piece"

set-piece (noun): A term used in literature, theater, and film to describe a self-contained scene or sequence that is an integral part of the whole work
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Larsson is renowned for being a set-piece specialist.
The journey of the set-piece specialist started at a very tender age.
Everton determined to end set-piece misery.
A rapid, daring set-piece kick will often accomplish this unbalancing of defences.
There was nothing for it but a set-piece attack.
Each finale is a big set-piece mission with players taking on multiple roles.
Their chance to capitalize on all their set-piece preparation.
There were only five major set-piece battles during twenty-eight years of hostilities.
Everton determined to bring an end to their set-piece misery.
Although some of the engagements were set-piece battles, most of their activities utilized guerrilla tactics.
Both films feature a tennis game between love rivals as a set-piece.
So, what was supposed to be a boring bit of set-piece theater has become a sensational hit.
These were among the earliest films to present a car chase as an action set-piece.
May should be able to use these two set-piece events to shape the country 's future.
Aslan does not fabricate detail like a novelist, but he is a master of the novelistic set-piece.

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Most battles were set-piece affairs where the two sides arranged themselves before the fighting began.
In this modified version of the machine is being set-piece steel cutterblock.
He was the usual set-piece taker whilst in the reserve team at Boca Juniors.
He primarily played as an attacking midfielder and was known for set-piece ability and technique.
Set-piece battles usually occurred in spite of Turkish intentions and resulted in Turkish defeats.
For this scenario, the game uses two mapboards as the scene of a large set-piece battle.
Success in set-piece battles such as the assaults on Fallujah produced conditions for a perpetual insurgency.
We controlled the game for a long period and then they came with the set-piece.
For example, I loved the bullfight set-piece but it seemed out of place in the story.
The DSE army no longer was able to sustain resistance in a set-piece battle.
The next set-piece attack was the Battle of the Sambre.
Van der Laan was an excellent set-piece taker.
Improved set-piece cameras in Online Seasons for Guest players.
The Kremlin chief rarely gives speeches except on big set-piece events.
Birmingham midfielder David Davis conceded the set-piece after upending Maguire following a surging run.
Again Rangers failed to deal with a deep Jacobs set-piece.
That 's my set-piece and it always gets a laugh.
René Lalique 's crystal tower fountain was a prominent set-piece of the Exposition.
A set-piece works in our favor.
War has never been a set-piece affair.
England 's set-piece process was perfect, as it has been all tournament.
Maguire was an excellent set-piece taker.
He is a set-piece specialist.
Mills was an excellent set-piece taker.
Is the set-piece good enough to win a World Cup?
Yes, he is best known for his set-piece expertise and penalties.
Goldsworthy points out, however, that the phalanx was only suitable for large-scale set-piece battles.
Very, very important, every set-piece against us is a moment of fear.
Eurypylus's confrontation with Neoptolemus was likely one of the poem's set-piece battles.
The hoplites would fight in set-piece battles as a phalanx, or single, deep line of spearmen.
The ball is thrown, the ball is drop kicked, or a set-piece play is executed.
Set-piece work can be boring but crucial, just ask Port Vale.
I will admit it's odd that the action set-piece was at the beginning though.
JF, That brisket has turned into quite a set-piece.
These composers abandoned the " recitative and set-piece structure " of earlier Italian opera.

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