You don't have to paint: Neutral walls and cabinets make an ideal backdrop for bright dishes, towels, pottery, etc.

The pyrotech of a storm was an ideal backdrop to Fogarty's tale.

Confucius, for example, extolled the pure whiteness of rice as the ideal backdrop for green vegetables.

Sound barriers provide an ideal backdrop for graffiti vandals.

When used for a conference table, its material lineage could render it the ideal backdrop for negotiating a hostile takeover.

But for others, the pearl-white sandy beaches and absence of automobiles make the island an ideal backdrop for quiet family vacations.

The author's vivid and accurate eye has helped her fashion an ideal backdrop for the story and its element of suspense.

Always a phenomenal live act, the trio's noted virtuosity was an ideal backdrop for Días' showmanship.

Wei believed that such a setting would provide the ideal backdrop for the "harmony in diversity" theme of Cape No. 7.

A factory should provide an ideal backdrop to that type of campaign rhetoric.