idyll

Example Sentences

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In what has all the hallmarks of a staged "scoop", this week's front page carries photographs of the couple taken recently on holiday in Corsica with the headline "The idyll that no-one expected."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Niigata prefecture is a coastal idyll of steep mountains and lush rice paddies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

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

“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