How to Use bucolic in a Sentence

bucolic

adjective
  • For decades, the area was known for farmland, with bucolic rows of cows and crops.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The tree man is shown in the midst of a bucolic landscape with a city skyline in the distance.
    Steven Litt, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2022
  • From the outside, the bucolic scene seems peaceful and serene.
    Janine Schindler, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Who doesn't dream of living off the land in a bucolic paradise?
    Allison Duncan, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
  • There are shots of sprawling forests and bucolic Flowery Branch, a small town on the shores of Lake Lanier.
    Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The bucolic setting does not, in any way, call to mind high fashion.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 13 June 2022
  • If all this and more sound good to you, make the drive to the bucolic Huntsville State Park with 21 miles of trails, playground, a bird blind and nature center.
    Perri Ormont Blumberg, Chron, 29 May 2022
  • And in the South, herds of hippos would soak like submarines in the bucolic waters of their riverside ranches.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2023
  • Weekenders come for the state parks, the bucolic vistas, art galleries and antique shops.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • But during the decades the mine was in operation, the area would have been anything but bucolic.
    John Hanc, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2023
  • After more than a week of focusing on an area south of the county jail, the search moved about 30 miles to the north, to a bucolic stretch of stone barns and thick woods south of Pottstown, Pa.
    Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This bucolic Kentucky scene could be lifted straight from a movie.
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But award-winning wineries are all over the state — some in bucolic settings close to Dallas.
    Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • The meadow is the very definition of bucolic, with rolling green hills that will leave you speechless.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The festival takes place across 600 acres of bucolic Sunshine Grove, just north of Lake Okeechobee.
    Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The inclusive beach town of Brighton to the south, or the bucolic countryside of the Cotswolds to the west are ideal, if not predictable, summertime retreats.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Nearly every room here was designed to take in the bucolic landscape.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Watching the bucolic video, there would be no way to know that the video had been interrupted by a nearby shooting scare.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2022
  • This rural Airbnb rental sits on the edge of a lake, in a ridiculously bucolic setting — a Garden of Eden by any other name.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Interspersed among lavender fields and horse farms, Los Olivos has a bucolic vibe.
    Ariel Okin, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There's a spiritual vibe, enhanced by the silence and peace of the bucolic setting.
    Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Narrow, winding lanes, edged with hedgerows, will lead you to the bucolic and historic enclave in just 15 minutes.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Sauk County, a bucolic area northwest of Madison, is a purple place in a purple state.
    Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Behind her, drapery is pulled back to reveal a bucolic landscape, a common trope in portraits at the time.
    Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • In the western suburbs, Heritage of Sherborn is known for a bucolic outdoor setting and cozy firepits.
    Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The grassy backyard was bucolic; Ms. Maisonet envisioned a pool.
    Ella Koeze, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Yuri Emets, 56, returned last week to find his home in the once bucolic village of Vilkhivka had been hit by several shells, blasting away most of the top floor.
    New York Times, 18 May 2022
  • This house sits about five miles outside the city center in an affluent area known as the Golden Mile, once a bucolic landscape of small homes on large lots.
    New York Times, 1 June 2022
  • Southborough, just 25 miles outside of Boston up the Mass. Pike, is close enough to commute yet still feels like a bucolic escape.
    Susan Moeller, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Lake District's famously changeable weather can make even the most bucolic of strolls a challenge.
    Joe Minihane, CNN, 14 July 2022

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