picture-postcard

adjective

pic·​ture-post·​card

: picturesque sense 1

a picture-postcard village

Examples of picture-postcard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nestled among the rolling hills that rise up from meadows of the upper River Thames, the Cotswolds’ picture-postcard towns and villages have been popular with holidaymakers for centuries. —Roisín Savage, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025

On sunny days, its image reflected on the water is a picture-postcard gem. —Jack Schnedler, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025

The route also serves up picture-postcard water views of Puget Sound, the Columbia River, and Chuckanut Bay on the eastern shore of Salish Sea. —Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025

Polzeath is also close to two of Cornwall's picture-postcard harbour towns. —Hollie Clemence, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Sep. 2024

There is a good selection of accommodations and restaurants running along the bay, each offering picture-postcard views of the sea. —David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024

But that picture-postcard moment comes with a hidden price — and now the Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to collect it. —Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for picture-postcard

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard