picnic
Example Sentences
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It is a holiday of contradictions: solemn duty mixed with a picnic spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
On an embroidered picnic laid out on the grass, a group of friends chatted over tea as food simmered gently on a gas stove.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
And going to a picnic is about social connection and doing something in real life.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
"You can picnic - and on an island nation you can really enjoy our coast for the first time."
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Only steps from my grandparents’ picnic table, it was duck-hunting Ethan of my failed first-ever date, wearing basketball shorts and a shirt that read Chickasaw Pride.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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