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

Twain’s river idyll ended with the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

Then, in the midst of this idyll, came the first of two pivotal setbacks.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer