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Noun
Beyond the foliage there's apple picking, harvest festivals, Halloween in Salem and a string of storybook towns.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026 With its storybook villages, deep food traditions, and abundance of small wineries, the place seemed made for that kind of trip.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2026
Adjective
There’s magic to be found near and far this time of year, from storybook Christmas markets to vintage trains winding through the snowy Alps.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Dec. 2025 This quality is on display in his portrayal of Frank, a 1950s husband who can’t figure out why his seemingly storybook life with beautiful wife April (Kate Winslet) has left him so miserable.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for storybook