halcyon

Example Sentences

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“The 1980s were a halcyon time; L.A. was the most interesting place to eat in the country.”

From Los Angeles Times

Watermelons are indicative of summertime, sunny days and the languorous attitude often associated with those halcyon months.

From Salon

“I had questions about how Ted wanted to stage it because it felt uncomfortable doing some halcyon utopian thing set in the 1970s,” said Kit Green, one of the show’s narrators.

From New York Times

I have begun to think the same of the Australian handlebar moustache; a singular object transported from generation to generation to denote halcyon years for whoever is bestowed it.

From BBC

That All-Star week is frozen in time as the zenith of a halcyon era that faded over the ensuing two decades.

From Seattle Times