How to Use idyllic in a Sentence

idyllic

adjective
Definition of idyllicnext
  • He had an idyllic childhood.
  • But under the pine trees, close to the sea, is the most idyllic.
    — Washington Post, 16 July 2021
  • In the middle of the canyon sits what has to be the country’s most idyllic Dairy Queen.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2021
  • In that way, the new The Wonder Years will be less idyllic and more in touch with the world around us.
    — Essence, 6 Sep. 2021
  • The sparkling ocean is turquoise blue and the idyllic beaches seem to go on as far as the eye can see.
    — Erica Lamberg, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Lake Como has lured me back to its idyllic shores a few times over the years.
    — Samantha Lauriello, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The idyllic pool area has a deck lined with ocean-facing loungers.
    — Sheryl Nance-Nash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Dec. 2024
  • An idyllic and serene portrait of King seems to gaze back at you.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The two have been vacationing in the idyllic spot for the past week.
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2021
  • Gigi seems drawn to the idyllic, content with time away from all the noise.
    — Collier Schorr; Styling By Ludivine Poiblanc, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 July 2021
  • First things first: Just how many killings can take place in the small, idyllic town of Gibson?
    — Claire Franken, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2024
  • An idyllic Wade Miley start spiraled in the blink of an eye.
    — Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
  • For an idyllic day of leisure, read on for the best afternoon teas in NYC.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The hotel makes use of its idyllic setting for its Hualalai Spa.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The route takes runners through the idyllic Margaux area of Bordeaux.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The rockets were the one downside of the otherwise idyllic spot, Pinyan and his friends would say.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Growing up in Dana Point in the mid-’70s was an idyllic childhood.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The schoolhouse is bordered by acres of woods and a creek for idyllic morning walks.
    — Meg St-Esprit, Good Housekeeping, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The tent sites are at the river's edge, for idyllic views of the orange and purple sunsets.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The clip then pivots to Meredith's idyllic beach, where her dreams are set.
    — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Here's where to eat, stay, and play in Arosa, an idyllic mountain town in Switzerland.
    — Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2022
  • If his early youth was idyllic, his teen years were far less so.
    — Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The whale is a cartoonish bright blue, and sits on an idyllic pond full of fish and turtles.
    — Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • By day, get ready to manage a shop in an idyllic village.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 May 2022
  • But this idyllic little complex shares a wall of concrete with the death camp next door.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Here, time is best spent outside in the gardens, and beside the idyllic swimming pool.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The college town is an idyllic place to go to college and raise a family.
    — Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
  • But there was also something about the show’s idyllic setting that felt like a salve for fans.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 June 2022
  • Haunting, dreamlike music plays over the idyllic scene.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The exhibition challenges the rhetoric of idyllic places and reconfigures a new way of seeing.
    — Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025

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