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• The cozy bed and breakfast was located in a picturesque, bucolic setting, offering guests a chance to escape the city and enjoy the simple pleasures of the countryside.From the entry bucolic
• And in Paris, Wick has a meeting with the Marquis, the Eiffel Tower providing a picturesque backdrop.2023 March 14, Caryn James, “John Wick: Chapter 4: 'Soars above most action films'”, in BBC. From the entry climactic
• From the ground, they catch and scatter the light of Matano in picturesque ways.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Chasca planetary description. From the entry scatter
• On the south-western outskirts of the village is the picturesque hamlet of Tealby Thorpe.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 374, about Tealby. From the entry Tealby Thorpe
• There are many picturesque mountains in eastern Chekiang, such as the Hsienhsia, the Kuatsang and the Yentang.1964, 任育地 [Jen Yu-ti], 中国地理概述 [A Concise Geography of China], Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, page 127. From the entry Yentang
• The picturesque, bemoccasined woodrangers, usually spoiling for a fight, were now strangely apathetic.1948, DeCost Smith, Martyrs of the Oblong and Little Nine, Caxton Printers, Ltd., page 194. From the entry bemoccasined
• The Chinese general in question was a picturesque figure named Ma Chanshan.1945, John B. Powell, “Russia, China, and Japan”, in My Twenty-five Years in China, New York: The MacMillan Company, →OCLC, page 199. From the entry Nonni
• Victoria is not a happy hunting ground for the seeker after the picturesque.1944 July and August [1893], “London Railway Stations in 1893”, in Railway Magazine, page 201, taken from The English Illustrated Magazine…. From the entry happy hunting ground
• Mere neglect usually but adds illusion to the element of the picturesque.1933 December, Daniel O. Brewster, “Monograph Six: The Cottages of Cape Ann—Part I”, in Pencil Points: An Illustrated Journal for the…. From the entry plumbered
• The picturesque Himalayan region of Kashmir is dangerously contested territory, parts of it claimed by India, Pakistan and China.2019 August 11, Leela Jacinto, “Modi’s shock Kashmir move threatens India’s standing on world’s stage”, in France 24, archived from the…. From the entry Kashmir
• French security forces fired tear gas and flash-balls after a march through picturesque central Paris went from peaceful to provocative.2019 January 5, “France: Year’s 1st yellow vest event brings tear gas, fires”, in AP. From the entry flash-ball
• The event was a BBQ in the peaceful and picturesque System Garden at the University of Melbourne, Parkville campus.2003 March, Microbiology Australia, page 46. From the entry tomato sauce
• Let your hot diggity dog cool his tootsies on this picturesque creekside trail where nature is the name of the game.1996, Eileen Barish, Doin’ Texas with your Pooch. From the entry diggity
• Few people know about Du Yuesheng’s monument, situated in the picturesque village of Xizhi, not far from Taipei.1990, Jules Nadeau, “The United Bamboo triad: disgrace of a nation”, in Twenty Million Chinese "Made in Taiwan", Montréal Press, →ISBN…. From the entry Xizhi
• Picturesque beaches, azure sea water and the spray of breaking waves clothe the village in a serene, blue dreamland.1981 October, “Like a Girl, Born with Beauty…”, in Taiwan Panorama, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2024, Around Taiwan. From the entry Kungliao
• He presented a very picturesque appearance wanting his unutterables.1961, Thomas Cather, Thomas Yoseloff, Voyage to America: The Journals of Thomas Cather, page 156. From the entry unutterables
• Sterling himself, though he had the most picturesque and inimitable vocabulary of vituperation, was highly squeamish about ordinary smut or profanity.1947, Miriam Allen deFord, “Laureate of Bohemia: George Sterlin”, in They Were San Franciscans, Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers…. From the entry vituperation
• Lake America, located in Sardis, MS, is a serene and picturesque body of water known for its tranquil setting and recreational opportunities.2026 August 27 (last accessed), Foursquare, “Lake America”, in MapQuest, 783241802. From the entry Lake America
• Qingxiu District is one of Nanning's most picturesque and culturally rich areas, renowned for its stunning natural landscapes and significant cultural landmarks.2024, “Navigating the City”, in The Complete Travel Guide for Nanning (南宁), YouGuide Ltd, →ISBN, page 28. From the entry Qingxiu
• When the pandemic fades, let’s go hiking on Taiping Mountain and enjoy the picturesque scenery of the “Pearl of the Orient” together.2022 March 23, Liu Guangyuan, “Omicron crisis: how solidarity and cooperation will help Hong Kong beat the fifth wave, and emerge…. From the entry Taiping
• Not far south of Keelung is the small inland town of Juifang, the jumping-off point for one of northern Taiwan’s most picturesque getaways.2003, Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 171. From the entry Juifang
• Ponting came along and after complimenting us on our villainous appearance, begged us to remain picturesque until the sun showed enough light for a photograph!1984, Gran. Tryggve in McGhie, Ellen-Johanne, Gran. Tryggve in McGhie, Ellen-Johanne, transl. fr Norwegian, and Hattersley-Smith…. From the entry ponting
• From so high, the Nationalist islands look like lumps of cookie batter dropped onto the smooth harbor, with picturesque sailing junks not far away.1980 April 9 [1980 April 8], Jay Mathews, “Nationalist Islands Sound Siren Call to Mainland Chinese”, in The Washington Post, sourced from…. From the entry lookout
• Antique trolleys, too, are in the plan: regular excursions in the picturesque "breezers" would take visitors across Belle Isle and through James park.1971, The Commonwealth - Volume 38, page 8. From the entry breezer
• It has often been written that pirates commonly killed their prisoners, usually by the picturesque method of making them ‘walk the plank.’ This is untrue.1953, Patrick Pringle, “On the Account”, in Jolly Roger: The Story of the Great Age of Piracy, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications…. From the entry walk the plank
• Not everybody welcomes standardisation as a principle, because it reduces variety (and, incidentally, tends to dispose of the quainter and more picturesque anomalies).1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 225. From the entry incidentally
• A torrent ran down the floor of the valley below, bordered by poplars; and tucked in thick trees lay a series of picturesque minaretted villages.1950 July, J. C. Mertens, “By the "Taurus Express" to Baghdad”, in Railway Magazine, page 437. From the entry minaretted
• Most picturesque of all these classifications is the soupline, where free meals are served at 6 AM, 11 AM, and 4 PM.1944, Paul C Bussard, Catholic digest. From the entry soupline
• One of the most picturesque of the old flintlock guns is the blunderbuss, which was often carried by coach guards for protection against highwaymen.June 1942, Carl G. Erich, “Flintlock Blunderbuss”, in Popular Science. From the entry blunderbuss
• Where too often a suburban street may suggest the opening pageant of a mask ball, here is something picturesque without motley, interesting without nerve-wrack.1928, Architect and Engineer - Volumes 94-95, page 125. From the entry nerve-wrack
• This picturesque and historic little place is the main centre for a really amazing sport—rod-fishing for swordfish, tiger or “mako” sharks, and kingfish.1925, W. W. Dunsterville, “Big Game Fishing in New Zealand: After Swordfish and Tiger Sharks with Rod and Line”, in The Wide World…. From the entry swordie
• The picturesque reports of previously-treated and disgusted patients have left him doubtful, and he casts an anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle.1914 October 11, “In camp: The day’s work of a W.A. soldier”, in The Sunday Times, number 875, Perth, W.A.: E. W. Finn for “The Sunday…. From the entry tabloid
• The picturesque reports of previously treated and disgusted patients - have left him doubtful, and he casts, an anathematising eye upon the "Black Jack" bottle.1914 October 11, The Sunday Times, Perth, Australia, page 1, column 9. From the entry blackjack
• The house had been untenanted for some years and was threatening to molder into a picturesque decay when the Douglases took possession of it.1914 September – 1915 May, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Tragedy of Birlstone”, in The Valley of Fear: A Sherlock Holmes Novel, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry moulder
• In Paris, one of the oldest and most picturesque of the master restaurateurs is certainly Frédéric Delair, now nearly seventy years of age.1907, The Scrap Book, volume 4, page 573. From the entry pressed duck
• Tea, served in a picturesque spot, foresought and foreordained by the secretary, follows the examination of the local "lion" and breaks the ramble in two.1904, Charles Thomas Bateman, John Clifford: Free Church leader and preacher. From the entry foreseek
• According to Italian egyptologist Professor Sergio Donadoni the theories that have long surrounded Tutankhamen's death have always been produced by "picturesque legends without any scientific basis".2005 September 3, “Tutankhamen murder mystery solved”, in ABC Online. From the entry egyptologist

Meaning of picturesque

1. adjective Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.
2. adjective Strikingly graphic or vivid; having striking and vivid imagery.

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How do you use picturesque in a sentence?

Picturesque is used as an adjective. For example: “We looked down onto a beautiful, picturesque sunset over the ocean.”

What is a short sentence with picturesque?

“He presented a very picturesque appearance wanting his unutterables.”

What does picturesque mean?

Picturesque means resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful.