sylvan
Example Sentences
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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
The movie is romantic slapstick, set far from the bohemian Lower East Side in sylvan Vermont.
From New York Times
Consider the hectares and hectares of fences and hedges, often erected at considerable cost to transform a yard, and certainly a pool, into an owner’s sylvan duchy.
From Washington Post
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
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
