bucolic

Example Sentences

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When urban churchyards reached capacity in the 1830s, some U.S. cities opened cemeteries with planted trees and winding paths, creating bucolic places of remembrance and recreation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Her listing appeared to show a pristine, albeit A.I.-generated, house with smooth textures, clean walls and windows, a nice green lawn, and a bench out front under bucolic lighting.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2025

The fresh look of the production, incorporating Scott Pask’s bucolic cartoon set, prevents the show from coming across as dated.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

As cool as Iris wants to play it, it’s hard to be anything but romantic in a setting as beautifully bucolic as the one she and Isaac have chosen.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

The sun had just gone down, and its afterglow was backlighting the city, which formed low cliffs around the bucolic void to the idle stockyards.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut