idyll

Example Sentences

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Maintaining this pleasant emptiness is no easy task, as ghosts of Charles’s past slowly begin to invade his idyll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

In her columns for “Smart Housekeeping,” Elizabeth presides over an idyll of New England domesticity.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

In subsequent books, the outside world impinges on Roz’s idyll.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

But this idyll is under threat as the seawater levels continue to rise.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

“It wasn’t the same. No summer idyll like we used to have. They were doing construction on New Clairmont. Everyone was acting miserable and I kept looking for you but you never came.”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart