sylvan
Example Sentences
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Are you up for another sylvan frolic, courtesy of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine?
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023
The sylvan property set on a 2,600-acre nature preserve has been hosting the tribute since 1988, a year after the movie’s release.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022
Temporary departures from the sylvan landscape for professional activities are prohibited, but the place has been known to have a hold on people.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022
According to the DSM-5, my trauma originated in learning about Jason’s trauma; it arose in that moment when I stepped off the veranda beside that sylvan lake and checked my email.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2022
The darkness of natural as well as of sylvan dusk gathered over me.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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