idyll
Example Sentences
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It begins with a suburban idyll, bedroom curtains milky white in the morning sunlight, a mother waking to the radio, father and son out for an early bike ride.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
In her columns for “Smart Housekeeping,” Elizabeth presides over an idyll of New England domesticity.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
Rather than unique traditions or idyll, Bali today is better known for its beach clubs and surf houses.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
Twain’s river idyll ended with the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
So we zealously set to work to create an idyll—an idyll of eating and sleeping of course.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
