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sylvan

[sil-vuhn] / ˈsɪl vən /
ADJECTIVE
woodsy
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Because you do not go to an airport to shop, dine or wander through a sylvan landscape, that’s why.

From Los Angeles Times

The sylvan property set on a 2,600-acre nature preserve has been hosting the tribute since 1988, a year after the movie’s release.

From Washington Post

The movie is romantic slapstick, set far from the bohemian Lower East Side in sylvan Vermont.

From New York Times

Consider the hectares and hectares of fences and hedges, often erected at considerable cost to transform a yard, and certainly a pool, into an owner’s sylvan duchy.

From Washington Post

Temporary departures from the sylvan landscape for professional activities are prohibited, but the place has been known to have a hold on people.

From New York Times