picturesque
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“I really don’t care,” said Tentarelli, who lives in the picturesque Trastevere district.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
“What I love about the property is that it looks gorgeous and picturesque at every season,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
It’s July 2004, and she’s traveled to the picturesque port city of Vigo to obtain government paperwork that will make her eligible for a university scholarship.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
And last year, four decades after first documenting life in Lacock, he again turned his flat but amused and sympathetic eye on the picturesque village to capture the smallest details of everyday life.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
“Beth and I are going over to Kitty Bryant’s to get more flowers for tomorrow,” added Amy, tying a picturesque hat over her picturesque curls, and enjoying the effect as much as anybody.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing picturesque
Words to Describe a Place
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"Called Out" by Barbara Kingsolver
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"Tested by a Picturesque Dystopia"
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