postcard

Example Sentences

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Not that the film is an idyllic picture postcard.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

San Francisco is full of postcard attractions including cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf and the Transamerica Pyramid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"Want the royal charm of Jaipur? Don't come here, just buy a postcard," a local taxi driver quipped during my recent visit to the north-western Indian city.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“From my living-room window as I write,” she assures her readers, “I can look out across the broad front lawns of our farm… like a lovely picture postcard of wintry New England.”

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

No letters, no birthday or Christmas presents —not even a picture postcard had arrived during that long span of time.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood