arcadian

Example Sentences

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Traditional European landscape painting, rooted in Poussin and Claude, had always depended on parklike emblems of the Arcadian, or at least on signs of man’s dominion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But repopulating Italy’s small towns can’t simply be an exercise in nostalgia, an attempt to re-create some Arcadian idyll cut off from modern amenities and infrastructure, renowned architect Stefano Boeri said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2021

All this Arcadian plenty has tempted in the carnivores, who crept in quietly at first, testing the waters.

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2020

The area is known for its Arcadian beauty.

From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2020

Then they descended out of the America of factory work and tyrannical foremen into an Arcadian grotto of forgetfulness.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides