postcard

Example Sentences

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Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Now imagine putting that postcard in a locked box that only you and the recipient have keys to.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 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

The Number 38 bus service threads a north-south path through Edinburgh, far from the picture postcard version of Scotland's capital.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

I start to pick up the postcard shreds—I can’t have anyone discovering evidence, even if it is destroyed—but they’re melting into a wad of paper goop.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller